Used cooking oil powers vehicles

Environmental sustainability and green initiatives are given prime importance in UAE.

Companies involved in the food and beverage sector find it a challenge to dispose UCO as they are prohibited from disposing it through the sewage system. The waste product is handled by firms such as Lootah Bio Fuel (LBF).

LBF - a fully owned subsidiary of the S.S. Lootah Group - is a manufacturer in the waste-to-energy and alternative fuel industry in the UAE that manufactures biodiesel of which the raw material or feedstock is used cooking oil (UCO). The resultant is the cheapest diesel in the UAE and reduces carbon emissions from vehicles.

“The utilization of UCO in the manufacture of biodiesel defines the very essence of sustainability. Unlike in the manufacturing processes of biodiesel from plant sources such as corn, soy, and palm which require arable land for the cultivation of these crops, UCO is a readily available feedstock that only needs collection,” said. Yousif Saeed Lootah, CEO of LBF.

The decision to use UCO in the production of biodiesel for LBF has helped in raising the company’s green profile and can also help elevate the CSR profiles of companies that contract with LBF.

“We work closely with the Dubai Municipality and other government institutions on building a regulatory framework that prevents the unauthorized UCO collectors from operating and exporting the UCO,” he added.





 

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