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<br>It's bad enough for some prop planes to be referred to as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics might begin having a dig at commercial aircraft flying on whatever from cooking oil to liquefied algae.<br>
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<br>With the civil aviation [industry](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) under increasing pressure from increasing oil costs and ecological legislation, the race is on to [discover practical](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) options to standard kerosene and these so far appear to come down to various kinds of [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/).<br>
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<br>Not surprisingly, the very first trials of alternative fuel were started by [British air](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) travel leader, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with minimal [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used different blends of regular fuel and bio derivatives [consisting](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) of some from made from [jatropha](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) which can grow in soil considered too bad for foods.<br>
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<br>[jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) is a genus of around 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/)), from the family Euphorbiaceae.<br>
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<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs pointed out [Jatropha curcas](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) as one of the very best prospects for future [biodiesel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) production. It is resistant to dry spell and insects, and produces seeds including 27-40% oil.<br>
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<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, [Brazilian](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) aerial significant Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation transferred to perform research and [development](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) into making use of biofuels to power jet [airliners](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/). It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as tactical specialists for the task.<br>
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<br>The current airline to start try out [brand-new fuels](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) is the Alaska Air Group which has actually performed internal US flights using a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is claimed, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.<br>
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<br>One actually encouraging advancement has been the move away from [biofuels](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) which complete head on with food consumers consequently preventing a rate spiral. Not so long back, a rise in usage of biofuels in cars caused a spike in maize rates as US farmers diverted too much corn to [fuel processing](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053).<br>
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<br>Hopefully in the future, airlines and drivers will focus [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) intake on [non-food sources](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) such as [jatropha](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) and algae. It would be a combined blessing indeed if some people wound up starving just to please someone else's green qualifications.<br>
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