1 Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
Clark Rosman edited this page 2025-01-11 21:12:40 +08:00


Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

This video can not be played

To play this video you require to make it possible for JavaScript in your browser.

Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAEClose

The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have risen the cost of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

Special report: The Technology of Business

Subsection

Business

23 August 2011

Read description