Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where automobile is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually pushed up the rate of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually come into sharp focus.
In a region that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one service is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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23 August 2011
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