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<br>It's bad enough for some propeller planes to be referred to as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics might begin having a dig at business airplane flying on whatever from cooking oil to liquefied algae.<br> |
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<br>With the civil aviation market under increasing pressure from rising oil costs and ecological legislation, the race is on to find feasible options to traditional [kerosene](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) and these up until now seem to boil down to different types of [biofuel](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US).<br> |
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<br>Not remarkably, the first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by [British air](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) travel leader, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin [Atlantic](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) began London to Amsterdam flights with minimal [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) use in 2008. This was rapidly followed by Lufthansa and Air New [Zealand](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) who each utilized different blends of routine fuel and bio derivatives including some from made from [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) which can grow in soil considered too bad for growing mainstream foods items.<br> |
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<br>[Jatropha](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) is a genus of roughly 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.<br> |
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<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) as one of the best [prospects](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) for future [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) production. It is resistant to dry spell and pests, and produces seeds consisting 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 relocated](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) to carry out research study and development into the usage of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as strategic experts for the job.<br> |
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<br>The current airline company to begin explore new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has actually [conducted internal](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) US using a blend of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is declared, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.<br> |
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<br>One truly encouraging development has been the relocation away from [biofuels](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) which contend head on with food consumers thereby preventing a price spiral. Not so long earlier, a rise in usage of biofuels in cars caused a spike in maize rates as US [farmers](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) [diverted](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) too much corn to [fuel processing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm).<br> |
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<br>Hopefully in the future, airlines and drivers will focus [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) consumption on non-food sources such as [jatropha curcas](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) and algae. It would be a combined blessing certainly if some individuals ended up starving simply to satisfy somebody else's green credentials.<br> |
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