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 a region where vehicle is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.
But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have pushed up the price of oil, the problem of finding alternative of fuel has entered into sharp focus.
In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints in the world, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving profitable 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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