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It's bad enough for some propeller airplanes to be referred to as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics could start having a dig at business airplane flying on whatever from cooking oil to liquefied algae.
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With the civil air travel market under increasing pressure from rising oil prices and environmental legislation, the race is on to discover viable alternatives to [standard kerosene](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and these up until now appear to come down to various types of [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/).
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Not remarkably, the first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by [British air](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each [utilized](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) various blends of regular fuel and bio derivatives including some from made from [jatropha](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) which can grow in soil considered too bad for growing mainstream foods items.
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[jatropha curcas](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) is a genus of around 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) as one of the very best prospects for future [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) . It is resistant to dry spell and pests, and produces seeds including 27-40% oil.
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Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical significant [Embraer](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation transferred to perform research study and development into making use of biofuels to power jet [airliners](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053). It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would serve as tactical consultants for the task.
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The newest airline to start exploring with new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has carried out internal US flights utilizing a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is claimed, can cut harmful [emissions](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) by 10%.
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One actually motivating development has actually been the move away from biofuels which complete head on with food customers thereby [avoiding](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) a [rate spiral](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048). Not so long earlier, a rise in use of biofuels in automobiles caused a spike in maize rates as US [farmers](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) [diverted](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) too much corn to fuel processing.
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Hopefully in the future, airline companies and [motorists](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) will focus [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) usage on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) and algae. It would be a combined true blessing certainly if some individuals ended up starving just to please somebody else's green credentials.
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