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<br>It's bad enough for some prop airplanes to be referred to as being powered by rubber bands. Now the cynics could begin having a dig at business airplane flying on everything from cooking oil to melted algae.<br> |
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<br>With the civil aviation industry under increasing pressure from rising oil prices and environmental legislation, the race is on to [discover practical](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) alternatives to standard kerosene and these up until now seem to boil down to various kinds of [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889).<br> |
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<br>Not remarkably, the first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British aviation pioneer, [Sir Richard](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used different blends of [regular fuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) and bio derivatives [consisting](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) of some from made from [jatropha](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) which can grow in soil considered too bad for growing mainstream foodstuffs.<br> |
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<br>[jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.<br> |
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<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) as one of the finest candidates for future [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) production. It is resistant to dry spell and bugs, and produces seeds [consisting](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) of 27-40% oil.<br> |
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<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation moved to carry out research study and advancement into using [biofuels](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) to power jet airliners. It was reported that [Brazilian airlines](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would serve as strategic experts for the project.<br> |
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<br>The most recent airline company to start explore brand-new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has actually [performed internal](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) US utilizing a blend of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is declared, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.<br> |
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<br>One actually motivating development has been the relocation far from biofuels which [contend head](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) on with food consumers therefore [avoiding](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) a price spiral. Not so long back, a rise in usage of biofuels in vehicles caused a spike in maize rates as US farmers diverted too much corn to fuel processing.<br> |
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<br>Hopefully in the future, airline companies and vehicle drivers will focus [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) consumption on non-food sources such as [jatropha curcas](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) and algae. It would be a combined blessing undoubtedly if some individuals ended up starving simply to [satisfy](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) somebody else's green credentials.<br> |
