Add Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show
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<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's greatest industry program in Las Vegas high-end jets are luring buyers with their smooth silhouettes, [plush cabins](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) - and increasingly, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are keen to display novel types of aviation fuel deemed less hazardous to the environment, from utilized cooking oil to the noticeably less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually bowed to [ecological pressure](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) on air travel and devoted to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that [adopting sustainable](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) fuel to [suppress emissions](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) could make service jets more appealing to environmentally mindful buyers - especially [corporations facing](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) over sustainability from shareholders or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less polluting private jets might also spare the abundant and famous the negative promotion experienced by [Britain's Prince](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) Harry and his better half Meghan over a recent private jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The newest [waste-based fuels](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, primary industrial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) producer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by [Gulfstream](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).<br>
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<br>"All of our item is inedible."<br>
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<br>Some of the other 79 aircraft on display are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other eco-friendly fuel mixes anticipated to be pumped at the program.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets account for less than 0.1% of overall yearly carbon emissions worldwide, but can give off, usually, as much as 20 times more carbon emissions per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter firm Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has defended his [periodic](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) use of personal jets to [guarantee](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) his household's safety, and has actually stated that on the unusual celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his [emissions](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053).<br>
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<br>But planemakers state incidents such as the furore over his [travel plan](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) have added fresh difficulties for a market already making every effort to justify its [contribution](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to cutting business costs.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including using private jets are unfortunate when you consider that our market has actually provided fuel effectiveness enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation [President David](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) Coleal.<br>
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<br>[Bombardier believes](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) increased sustainable fuel use will assist the market make inroads with corporations and rich purchasers. According to industry data, billionaires only have a 19% service jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image makeover - with jets sporting stickers like "this airplane flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for visiting aircrafts - is not likely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts remain skeptical that biojetfuels, usually blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a substantial effect on public perceptions about high-end travel.<br>
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<br>"No amount of [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) or Brazil-nut fuel can make service jets look eco-friendly," said aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from service jet operators for [renewable fuels](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) now far goes beyond supply and their interest might drive future production, Sherbacow said.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) at its California plant, could broaden production as much as 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter [companies](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) and specialists are also seeing more interest from clients who desire to buy carbon credits to offset emissions from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a function in a corporate jet usage study his business just recently finished for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that rate, cost per hour, variety, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) driver. But I think individuals are becoming more aware of the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." (Reporting By [Allison](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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