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+<br>It's bad enough for some prop planes to be described as being powered by [rubber bands](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/). Now the cynics could start having a dig at industrial aircraft flying on everything from [cooking oil](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) to melted algae.<br>
+<br>With the civil air travel [industry](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) under increasing pressure from increasing oil rates and environmental legislation, the race is on to [discover practical](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) alternatives to traditional kerosene and these up until now appear to come down to different kinds of biofuel.<br>
+<br>Not surprisingly, the very first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British air travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with [restricted](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each utilized various blends of routine fuel and bio [derivatives including](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) some from made from [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) which can grow in soil considered too poor for growing mainstream foods items.<br>
+<br>[Jatropha](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) is a genus of approximately 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 household Euphorbiaceae.<br>
+<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs cited [Jatropha](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) [jatropha curcas](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) as one of the finest prospects for future [biodiesel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) production. It is resistant to dry spell and pests, and produces seeds consisting of 27-40% oil.<br>
+<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian [aerial major](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) Embraer and the  state Research Support Foundation transferred to carry out research study and development into the usage of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airlines Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as [strategic specialists](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) for the task.<br>
+<br>The current airline company to [start exploring](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) with new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has conducted internal US [flights utilizing](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is declared, can cut harmful emissions by 10%.<br>
+<br>One really encouraging development has actually been the relocation far from biofuels which contend head on with food consumers therefore preventing a rate spiral. Not so long earlier, a surge in usage of biofuels in [automobiles caused](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) a spike in maize rates as US farmers diverted excessive corn to fuel processing.<br>
+<br>Hopefully in the future, airline companies and motorists will focus [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) usage on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) and algae. It would be a blended true blessing undoubtedly if some individuals ended up starving just to satisfy somebody else's green credentials.<br>