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 inexpensive, often leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving.
But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually pressed up the price of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In a region that has one of the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is from the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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23 August 2011
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Bio diesel made from Food in Oil rich UAE
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