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Uptown Oil and LSBU academics cook up low carbon fuel = recipe

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A Southwark-based company is driving forward the = development of=20 biofuel with the support of the London Development Agency and the = European=20 Regional Development Fund.

Uptown Oil is based in King James = Court

Since 2007 Uptown Oil has = supplied=20 caterers, schools and restaurants with fresh vegetable oil, collects the = used=20 oil afterwards free of charge and then turns it into low carbon = biodiesel.

The King James = Street-based business has taken part in the London Development = Agency's=20 Knowledge Connect programme which allowed it to work with experts from = = London=20 South Bank University to improve the quality of its recycled = biodiesel and=20 sharpen its production processes.

This, according to Uptown Oil, resulted in immediate cost savings and = opportunities for expansion.

"The Knowledge Connect programme was a real enabler, allowing us to = make=20 rapid progress in several key technical areas and helping us to achieve = the best=20 biodiesel quality available in London," says Uptown Oil's Stuart = Buckingham.

"As a result we opened up new opportunities and markets and have even = been=20 able to share our new knowledge collaboratively with other London = biodiesel=20 companies that are still struggling with these same issues."

Professor Tony Day from the urban engineering department at = London=20 South Bank University says: "Working with Uptown Oil has been a = highly=20 rewarding and enjoyable experience.

"Their commitment to the success of the project allowed the academic = team to=20 try some radical solutions and supply the necessary resources to test = the=20 results of the proposed interventions."

Uptown has been making ice in Southwark since 1997 and moved into = biodiesel=20 ten years later.

Uptown's premises at King James Court is currently the subject of a = planning=20 application to Southwar= k=20 Council to formalise the legal status of its operations. = Supporters=20 include London Assembly member Val Shawcross who has written to the = council=20 backing Uptown's continued use of the site.

Ms Shawcross praised the "unique and socially valuable business" = which=20 reduces the amount of waste cooking oil poured into London's drains and = cuts the=20 carbon footprint and emissions of road vehicles which use its = fuel.

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