Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the price of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered sharp focus.
In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's 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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