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It's bad enough for some propeller airplanes to be described as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics could begin having a dig at business airplane flying on whatever from [cooking oil](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) to liquefied algae.
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With the civil aviation industry under increasing pressure from increasing oil costs and environmental legislation, the race is on to discover 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).
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Not surprisingly, the first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British air travel leader, Sir Richard Branson, whose [Virgin Atlantic](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) began London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) usage in 2008. This was rapidly followed by [Lufthansa](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) and Air New Zealand who each utilized different blends of routine fuel and bio [derivatives including](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) 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 foodstuffs.
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[jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) is a genus of approximately 175 plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) as one of the very best prospects for future [biodiesel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) production. It is resistant to drought and pests, and produces seeds including 27-40% oil.
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Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation moved to carry out research and development into making use of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that [Brazilian airlines](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as strategic consultants for the job.
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The latest [airline](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) to begin try out [brand-new fuels](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) is the Alaska Air Group which has conducted internal US flights using a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is claimed, can cut harmful emissions by 10%.
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One truly encouraging development has been the relocation far from biofuels which [contend head](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) on with food consumers thereby avoiding a price spiral. Not so long ago, a rise in use of biofuels in automobiles triggered a spike in maize costs as US farmers diverted too much corn to fuel processing.
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Hopefully in the future, airlines and [drivers](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) will [focus biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) usage on [non-food sources](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) such as [jatropha](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) and algae. It would be a blended true blessing undoubtedly if some people wound up starving simply to please another person's [green credentials](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb).
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