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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 low-cost, often leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

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

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, currently 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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