Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually pushed up the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered sharp focus.
In an area that has among the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan 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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