Add Airlines Focus On Biofuel Trials Gather Momentum

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+<br>It's bad enough for some propeller aircrafts to be referred to as being powered by [elastic band](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited). Now the [skeptics](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) might start having a dig at industrial aircraft flying on whatever from cooking oil to melted algae.<br>
+<br>With the civil air travel market under increasing pressure from rising oil costs and environmental legislation, the race is on to find feasible options to traditional kerosene and these up until now seem to boil down to numerous kinds of [biofuel](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited).<br>
+<br>Not surprisingly, the very first trials of alternative fuel were started by British aviation pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) usage in 2008. This was rapidly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each utilized various blends of routine fuel and [bio derivatives](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) [including](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) some from made from [jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) which can grow in soil considered too bad for growing mainstream foods items.<br>
+<br>[jatropha curcas](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy)), from the family Euphorbiaceae.<br>
+<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [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) 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](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) containing 27-40% oil.<br>
+<br>Recently, US [aerospace giant](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical major Embraer and the [Sao Paulo](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) state Research Support Foundation moved to perform research and development into making use of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that [Brazilian airline](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would serve as strategic consultants for the task.<br>
+<br>The [current airline](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) [company](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) to start explore brand-new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has conducted internal US flights utilizing a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) made from cooking oil. This mixture, it is claimed, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.<br>
+<br>One truly encouraging advancement has actually been the relocation far from biofuels which complete head on with food consumers consequently avoiding a rate spiral. Not so long ago, a rise in use of biofuels in cars triggered a spike in maize prices as US farmers diverted excessive corn to fuel processing.<br>
+<br>Hopefully in the future, airlines and motorists will focus [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) intake on [non-food sources](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) such as [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) and algae. It would be a  blessing undoubtedly if some people wound up starving just to satisfy another person's green credentials.<br>