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 inexpensive, often leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the cost of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative 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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