Add Airlines Concentrate On Biofuel Trials Gather Momentum
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<br>It's bad enough for some prop planes to be referred to as being powered by [rubber bands](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price). Now the cynics could start having a dig at commercial aircraft flying on whatever from [cooking oil](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) to melted algae.<br>
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<br>With the civil air travel industry under increasing pressure from increasing oil prices and environmental legislation, the race is on to find feasible options to conventional kerosene and these up until now seem to come down to various types of [biofuel](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).<br>
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<br>Not remarkably, the first trials of alternative fuel were started by British aviation leader, [Sir Richard](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each utilized different blends of routine fuel and bio derivatives including some from made from [jatropha](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) which can grow in soil thought about too poor for [growing mainstream](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) foods.<br>
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<br>[Jatropha](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) is a genus of around 175 [succulent](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.<br>
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<br>In 2007 [Goldman Sachs](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) cited [Jatropha curcas](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) as one of the very best for future [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) production. It is resistant to dry spell and bugs, and produces seeds including 27-40% oil.<br>
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<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aerial significant Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation transferred to bring out research and advancement into the use of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airline [companies](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as strategic experts for the job.<br>
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<br>The most recent airline company to begin try out new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has performed internal US flights utilizing a blend of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is declared, can [cut harmful](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) [emissions](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) by 10%.<br>
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<br>One really encouraging advancement has actually been the relocation away from biofuels which compete head on with food customers therefore avoiding a price spiral. Not so long earlier, a surge in use of biofuels in vehicles triggered 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, [airlines](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) and [vehicle drivers](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) will focus [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) 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 mixed blessing certainly if some people ended up starving simply to satisfy someone else's green credentials.<br>
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