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It's bad enough for some propeller planes to be explained as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics might begin having a dig at commercial airplane flying on everything from [cooking oil](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) to [melted algae](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86).
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With the civil industry under increasing pressure from rising oil rates and [environmental](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) legislation, the race is on to find practical alternatives to standard kerosene and these up until now seem to come down to numerous types of [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb).
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Not remarkably, the very first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British aviation leader, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic began London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) use in 2008. This was rapidly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used various blends of routine fuel and [bio derivatives](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) [consisting](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) of some from made from [jatropha curcas](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) which can grow in soil thought about too bad for [growing mainstream](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) foods.
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[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.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs cited [Jatropha curcas](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) as one of the best prospects for future [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) production. It is resistant to drought and insects, and produces seeds consisting of 27-40% oil.
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Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, [Brazilian](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) aeronautical significant Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation moved to perform research and development into the usage of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airline [companies](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as [strategic experts](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) for the job.
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The current airline to start explore new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has actually conducted internal US flights utilizing 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 mixture, it is declared, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.
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One truly motivating advancement has been the move away from biofuels which contend head on with food customers thus avoiding a rate spiral. Not so long earlier, a surge in usage of biofuels in cars and trucks triggered a spike in maize prices as US farmers diverted too much corn to fuel processing.
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Hopefully in the future, airline [companies](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) and [drivers](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) will focus [biofuel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) intake on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) and algae. It would be a combined blessing indeed if some individuals wound up starving just to please someone else's green credentials.
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