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+<br>It's bad enough for some propeller airplanes to be explained as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics might start having a dig at [industrial airplane](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) flying on everything from cooking oil to liquefied algae.<br>
+<br>With the civil aviation industry under increasing pressure from rising oil costs and environmental legislation, the race is on to discover viable alternatives to traditional kerosene and these up until now seem to boil down to numerous types of [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048).<br>
+<br>Not surprisingly, the first trials of alternative fuel were started by British air travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic began London to Amsterdam flights with limited [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) usage in 2008. This was quickly followed by [Lufthansa](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 Air New Zealand who each used different blends of [regular fuel](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) and bio derivatives consisting of some from made from [jatropha curcas](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) which can grow in soil thought about too bad for [growing mainstream](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) foods.<br>
+<br>[jatropha curcas](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) is a genus of approximately 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>
+<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) as one of the best prospects 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 pests, and produces seeds containing 27-40% oil.<br>
+<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aerial major Embraer and the  state Research [Support Foundation](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) moved to carry out research and advancement into using biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that [Brazilian airline](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as tactical specialists for the [project](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/).<br>
+<br>The most recent airline company to start explore [brand-new fuels](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) is the Alaska Air Group which has actually [performed internal](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) US [flights](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) using a blend of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% biofuel made from cooking oil. This mixture, it is claimed, can cut harmful emissions by 10%.<br>
+<br>One really [motivating development](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) has actually been the relocation away from biofuels which contend head on with food consumers therefore preventing a cost spiral. Not so long earlier, a surge in usage of biofuels in automobiles triggered a spike in maize prices as US farmers diverted excessive corn to fuel processing.<br>
+<br>Hopefully in the future, airline companies and motorists will focus [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) intake on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) and algae. It would be a combined blessing undoubtedly if some individuals ended up [starving simply](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) to please another person's green credentials.<br>