Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where car is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the rate of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing profitable too, currently 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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