Oil-rich United Arab Emirates looks to biodiesel

Gerald · 08-23-11, 09:32 AM

WATCH: Used cooking oil like this is being converted into biodiesel in a plant in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates

It is 11am in Dubai and already 42 degrees Celsius outside. Inside the warehouse it is barely any cooler.

Although workplaces in the United Arab Emirates are normally fitted with air conditioning, here they have purposefully restricted it to the offices.

"It's the chemical reactions," Karl Feilder, chairman of Neutral Fuels explains.

"They happen at 65 degrees so by keeping the factory temperature higher we expend less energy on the process.

"That makes it more efficient. That's better for the environment and it cuts costs."

He is pointing at the thirty metre long collection of industrial tanks and pipes through which the firm's main product is being made.

The room smells a bit like a chip shop. There is a reason for that.

They are making biodiesel - converting vegetable oil from local McDonald's restaurants so that it can be used to fuel trucks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14619678

Note: 22 August 2011 Last updated at 23:05 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Oil-rich United Arab Emirates looks to biodiesel WATCH: Used cooking oil like this is being converted into biodiesel in a plant in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates It is 11am in Dubai and already 42 degrees Celsius outside. Inside the warehouse it is barely any cooler. Although workplaces in the United Arab Emirates are normally fitted with air conditioning, here they have purposefully restricted it to the offices. "It's the chemical reactions," Karl Feilder, chairman of Neutral Fuels explains. "They happen at 65 degrees so by keeping the factory temperature higher we expend less energy on the process. "That makes it more efficient. That's better for the environment and it cuts costs." He is pointing at the thirty metre long collection of industrial tanks and pipes through which the firm's main product is being made. The room smells a bit like a chip shop. There is a reason for that. They are making biodiesel - converting vegetable oil from local McDonald's restaurants so that it can be used to fuel trucks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14619678 Note: 22 August 2011 Last updated at 23:05 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie