Add Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show
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<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's most significant industry program in Las Vegas high-end jets are drawing buyers with their sleek shapes, plush cabins - and increasingly, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>[Fuel producers](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) and jetmakers are keen to display unique forms of air travel fuel deemed less damaging to the climate, from utilized cooking oil to the distinctly less glamorous meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually bowed to ecological pressure on aviation and dedicated to [halving carbon](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing sustainable fuel to suppress emissions might make business jets more [attractive](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) to environmentally conscious purchasers - especially corporations dealing with questions over sustainability from [shareholders](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less [contaminating private](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) jets could also spare the abundant and popular the negative promotion [experienced](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) by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over a recent personal jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from [inedible beef](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) tallow.<br>
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<br>The most recent waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food industry," said Bryan Sherbacow, primary business officer of [manufacturer](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) World Energy, which [produces fuel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) from meat waste utilized by Gulfstream.<br>
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<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br>
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<br>Some of the other 79 airplane on display screen are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other eco-friendly fuel mixes expected to be pumped at the show.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>[Private jets](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) represent less than 0.1% of overall annual carbon emissions worldwide, but can produce, usually, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per traveler mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter company Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has actually defended his periodic usage of personal jets to [guarantee](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) his household's security, and has actually stated that on the uncommon occasions he does not fly [commercially](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers say events such as the furore over his schedule have actually added fresh obstacles for a market already striving to validate its contribution to cutting business expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming involving the usage of private jets are unfortunate when you think about that our market has delivered fuel performance improvements of 40% over the past 40 years," said Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel usage will help the market make inroads with corporations and rich purchasers. According to industry data, billionaires just have a 19% business jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image transformation - with jets [sporting sticker](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) labels like "this aircraft flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for going to aircrafts - is unlikely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 [high-end jet](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) occasion.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts remain doubtful that biojetfuels, normally blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable influence on [public perceptions](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) about [high-end travel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053).<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) or Brazil-nut fuel can make company jets look eco-friendly," stated aviation analyst [Richard Aboulafia](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd).<br>
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<br>Demand from business jet [operators](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) for renewable fuels now far surpasses supply and their interest could drive future production, Sherbacow said.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) at its California plant, might expand production approximately 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>[Corporate charter](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) business and specialists are likewise seeing more interest from consumers who want to purchase carbon credits to balance out emissions from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, said emissions played a function in a corporate jet usage research study his business just recently completed for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that price, cost per hour, variety, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) motorist. But I believe individuals are becoming more knowledgeable about the sustainability of operations and how it affects the world." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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