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 an area where car 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 throughout the Middle East have pushed up the rate of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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Business
23 August 2011
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