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 [market program](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) in Las [Vegas high-end](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) jets are enticing purchasers with their [streamlined](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) shapes, plush cabins - and progressively, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel [producers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) and [jetmakers](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) are eager to display novel types of air travel fuel considered less harmful to the environment, from utilized cooking oil to the definitely less glamorous meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have actually bowed to environmental pressure on aviation and devoted to [halving carbon](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) emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that [adopting eco-friendly](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) fuel to suppress emissions could make [company](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) jets more [appealing](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) to [environmentally mindful](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) buyers - especially corporations dealing with questions over sustainability from investors or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less polluting private jets could likewise spare the and famous the negative publicity [experienced](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over a recent private jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five [Gulfstream jets](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) on display screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The newest waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food industry," said Bryan Sherbacow, primary industrial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by Gulfstream.<br>
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<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br>
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<br>A few of the other 79 aircraft on screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel mixes anticipated to be pumped at the show.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets account for less than 0.1% of overall yearly carbon [emissions](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) worldwide, however can discharge, typically, as much as 20 times more carbon emissions per guest mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter company Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has defended his occasional usage of [private jets](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) to guarantee his family's safety, and has actually stated that on the unusual events he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But [planemakers](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) say occurrences such as the furore over his itinerary have added fresh difficulties for a market currently making every effort to justify its contribution to cutting corporate costs.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of personal jets are regrettable when you think about that our industry has delivered fuel efficiency improvements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel use will help the industry make inroads with corporations and wealthy purchasers. According to market data, billionaires only have a 19% service jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image transformation - with jets sporting stickers like "this airplane flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for checking out aircrafts - is unlikely to satisfy all [critics](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some experts stay doubtful that biojetfuels, normally mixed 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant influence on public perceptions about luxury travel.<br>
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<br>"No amount of [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) or Brazil-nut fuel can make business jets look eco-friendly," said aviation expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from business jet operators for sustainable fuels now far goes beyond 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 as much as 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter companies and [experts](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) are likewise seeing more interest from [clients](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) who desire to buy carbon credits to offset emissions from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a function in a corporate jet usage study his business just recently completed for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that rate, cost per hour, range, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) motorist. But I think individuals are becoming more familiar with the sustainability of operations and how it affects the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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