Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have risen the cost of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered sharp focus.
In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints in the world, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing successful too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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23 August 2011
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