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It's bad enough for some prop aircrafts to be explained as being powered by elastic band. Now the skeptics might begin having a dig at commercial airplane flying on whatever from cooking oil to melted algae.
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With the civil air travel [industry](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) under increasing pressure from rising oil costs and ecological legislation, the race is on to find viable options to [traditional](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) kerosene and these up until now seem to come down to various kinds of [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/).
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Not surprisingly, the first trials of alternative fuel were started by British pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with [restricted](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) [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 various blends of regular fuel and bio [derivatives including](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) some from made from [jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) which can grow in soil considered too poor for growing mainstream foods items.
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[Jatropha](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) is a genus of around 175 [succulent](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) as one of the very best candidates for future [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) production. It is resistant to dry spell and insects, and produces seeds including 27-40% oil.
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Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical significant Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation moved to perform research and advancement into the usage of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that [Brazilian airlines](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) Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as tactical specialists for the task.
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The newest [airline](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) to begin exploring with new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has actually conducted [internal](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) US flights utilizing a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [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) made from [cooking oil](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb). This mixture, it is declared, can cut hazardous emissions by 10%.
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One actually motivating advancement has actually been the move away from biofuels which contend head on with food customers thus avoiding a rate spiral. Not so long back, a rise in usage of biofuels in cars triggered a spike in maize prices as US farmers diverted excessive corn to fuel processing.
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Hopefully in the future, [airlines](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) and motorists will focus biofuel consumption on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) and algae. It would be a [mixed blessing](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) indeed if some individuals wound up starving simply to satisfy somebody [else's green](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) qualifications.
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