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 low-cost, frequently leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the rate of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.
In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one service is taking advantage of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing lucrative too, already their client-list consists of 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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