Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where automobile is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little incentive 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 finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.

In a region that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one business is benefiting from the growing pressure to find options to oil. It’s established the Middle East’s first scheme to oil into biodiesel. It’s showing successful too, currently their client-list includes McDonald’s.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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