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It's bad enough for some prop airplanes to be explained as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics could begin having a dig at flying on everything from cooking oil to melted algae.
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With the civil aviation market under increasing pressure from rising oil costs and environmental legislation, the race is on to [discover viable](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) alternatives to conventional kerosene and these up until now seem to come down to various types of biofuel.
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Not remarkably, the first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by [British air](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) 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 rapidly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used different blends of [regular fuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) and bio [derivatives including](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) some from made from [jatropha](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) which can grow in soil considered too bad for growing mainstream foods.
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[Jatropha](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) [jatropha curcas](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/)), from the family Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs pointed out [Jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) as one of the best candidates for future [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) production. It is resistant to drought and bugs, and produces seeds consisting of 27-40% oil.
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Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aerial major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation transferred to perform research study and [advancement](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) into making use of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as [strategic experts](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) for the job.
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The most current airline company to begin try out new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has actually carried out internal US flights utilizing a blend of 80 % [petroleum based](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) 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. This mix, it is claimed, can cut harmful emissions by 10%.
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One really encouraging development has actually been the move away from biofuels which contend head on with food consumers consequently avoiding a cost spiral. Not so long back, a rise in use of [biofuels](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) in cars and trucks triggered a spike in maize rates as US farmers diverted excessive corn to fuel processing.
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Hopefully in the future, airlines and drivers will focus [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) usage on [non-food sources](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) such as [jatropha](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) and algae. It would be a [combined true](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) [blessing](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) undoubtedly if some people ended up starving simply to please another person's green qualifications.
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