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+<br>It's bad enough for some prop aircrafts to be referred to as being powered by rubber bands. Now the skeptics could begin having a dig at commercial aircraft flying on whatever from cooking oil to melted algae.<br>
+<br>With the civil air travel market under increasing pressure from increasing oil prices and environmental legislation, the race is on to discover practical alternatives to traditional kerosene and these so far appear to boil down to numerous types of [biofuel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608).<br>
+<br>Not surprisingly, the very first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British air travel leader, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) use in 2008. This was rapidly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each utilized different blends of  and bio derivatives [consisting](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) of some from made from [jatropha](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 thought about too bad for [growing mainstream](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) foods items.<br>
+<br>[Jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) is a genus of around 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.<br>
+<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs pointed out [Jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) as one of the very best candidates for future [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) production. It is resistant to drought and bugs, and produces seeds consisting of 27-40% oil.<br>
+<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aerial major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support [Foundation relocated](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) to [perform](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) research study and development into using [biofuels](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) to power jet [airliners](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/). It was reported that [Brazilian airlines](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as tactical specialists for the job.<br>
+<br>The most recent airline to start experimenting with new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has actually carried out internal US flights using a mix of 80 % [petroleum based](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is claimed, can cut hazardous emissions by 10%.<br>
+<br>One truly motivating advancement has actually been the relocation far from biofuels which compete head on with food customers thereby avoiding a rate spiral. Not so long ago, a rise in usage of biofuels in [automobiles caused](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) a spike in maize prices as US farmers diverted too much corn to fuel processing.<br>
+<br>Hopefully in the future, [airline](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) [companies](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) and vehicle drivers will focus [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) consumption on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) and algae. It would be a combined blessing undoubtedly if some people ended up starving just to please somebody else's green credentials.<br>