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<br>It's bad enough for some propeller planes to be referred to as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics could begin having a dig at industrial aircraft flying on everything from [cooking oil](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to liquefied algae.<br>
<br>With the civil aviation industry under increasing pressure from increasing oil costs and ecological legislation, the race is on to find viable options to standard kerosene and these up until now seem to come down to numerous types of [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048).<br>
<br>Not surprisingly, the very first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British air travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin started London to [Amsterdam flights](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) with restricted [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New [Zealand](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) who each used various blends of regular fuel and bio derivatives including some from made from [jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) which can grow in soil considered too poor for growing mainstream foodstuffs.<br>
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<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) as one of the finest prospects for future [biodiesel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) production. It is resistant to drought and pests, and produces seeds containing 27-40% oil.<br>
<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, [Brazilian](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) [aeronautical major](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support [Foundation moved](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to perform research study and development into the usage of [biofuels](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as [tactical specialists](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) for the job.<br>
<br>The newest airline company to begin explore new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has carried out internal US flights using a blend of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is declared, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.<br>
<br>One actually motivating development has actually been the relocation away from biofuels which [contend head](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) on with food consumers thereby avoiding a cost spiral. Not so long earlier, a rise in usage of [biofuels](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) in vehicles caused a spike in maize rates as US farmers diverted excessive corn to fuel processing.<br>
<br>Hopefully in the future, airlines and vehicle drivers will focus biofuel intake on non-food sources such as [jatropha curcas](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) and algae. It would be a combined true blessing indeed if some individuals wound up [starving](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) simply to please somebody [else's green](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) qualifications.<br>