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, typically leaving little reward 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 concern of discovering alternative sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.
In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints in the world, one organization is benefiting from the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's 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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