Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The is a region where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.
But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have pressed up the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is making the most of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
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23 August 2011
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Bio diesel made from Food in Oil rich UAE
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