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It's bad enough for some [prop airplanes](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) to be referred to as being powered by rubber bands. Now the cynics might start having a dig at industrial aircraft flying on everything from cooking oil to liquefied algae.
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With the [civil air](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) travel industry under increasing pressure from rising oil costs and environmental legislation, the race is on to find viable alternatives to conventional kerosene and these up until now seem to boil down to numerous types of [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889).
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Not remarkably, the very first trials of alternative fuel were started by British air travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose [Virgin Atlantic](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) started London to Amsterdam flights with limited [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) usage in 2008. This was rapidly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used various blends of routine fuel and bio [derivatives including](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) some from made from [jatropha](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) which can grow in soil considered too bad for growing mainstream foods.
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[jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) is a genus of around 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 [Goldman](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) Sachs pointed out [Jatropha curcas](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) as one of the very best candidates for future [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) production. It is resistant to drought and pests, and [produces seeds](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) including 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](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to bring out research study and advancement into making use of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would serve as tactical experts for the project.
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The most recent airline to start try out brand-new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has [conducted](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) internal US [flights utilizing](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) made from [cooking oil](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/). This mixture, it is claimed, can cut hazardous emissions by 10%.
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One really encouraging development has actually been the relocation away from biofuels which compete head on with food consumers thus [preventing](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) a [cost spiral](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608). Not so long back, a surge in usage of biofuels in vehicles triggered a spike in maize prices as US farmers diverted too much corn to fuel processing.
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Hopefully in the future, airlines and drivers will focus [biofuel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) intake on non-food sources such as and algae. It would be a mixed blessing undoubtedly if some individuals ended up starving just to please somebody else's green credentials.
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