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+<br>It's bad enough for some propeller planes to be referred to as being powered by rubber bands. Now the skeptics might begin having a dig at industrial aircraft flying on whatever from [cooking oil](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) to [liquefied](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) algae.<br>
+<br>With the [civil air](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) travel industry under increasing pressure from increasing [oil rates](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and environmental legislation, the race is on to find practical alternatives to conventional kerosene and these so far appear to boil down to different kinds of [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html).<br>
+<br>Not surprisingly, the first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British aviation leader, Sir [Richard](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic began London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) usage in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each [utilized](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) different blends of regular fuel and bio derivatives consisting of some from made from [jatropha](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) which can grow in soil considered too poor for growing mainstream foods items.<br>
+<br>[jatropha curcas](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) is a genus of around 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like  [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)), from the family Euphorbiaceae.<br>
+<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs pointed out [Jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) as one of the best candidates for future [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) production. It is resistant to drought and pests, and produces seeds consisting of 27-40% oil.<br>
+<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical significant Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation moved to carry out research study and advancement into making use of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would [function](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) as tactical consultants for the job.<br>
+<br>The latest airline company to start explore new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has [performed internal](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) US [flights utilizing](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) made from cooking oil. This mixture, it is claimed, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.<br>
+<br>One actually motivating development has been the move away from biofuels which complete head on with [food customers](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) therefore preventing a cost spiral. Not so long earlier, a rise in use of biofuels in [vehicles caused](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) a spike in maize rates as US farmers diverted too much corn to fuel processing.<br>
+<br>Hopefully in the future, airlines and motorists will focus [biofuel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) intake on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) and algae. It would be a mixed blessing undoubtedly if some people ended up starving just to satisfy someone else's green credentials.<br>