Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is low-cost, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually risen the rate of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one business is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing rewarding too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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Business
23 August 2011
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