Add Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show
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<br>By [Allison](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) Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's biggest market program in Las Vegas luxury jets are enticing purchasers with their streamlined shapes, plush cabins - and progressively, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are eager to display unique types of air travel fuel considered less harmful to the environment, from utilized cooking oil to the definitely less [glamorous meat](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have acquiesced ecological pressure on aviation and [committed](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) to halving carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing eco-friendly fuel to curb emissions might make service jets more appealing to ecologically conscious purchasers - specifically corporations dealing with questions over sustainability from shareholders or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less contaminating personal jets could likewise spare the rich and popular the [unfavorable promotion](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) experienced by Harry and his other [half Meghan](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) over a recent personal jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from [inedible beef](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) tallow.<br>
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<br>The newest waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," said Bryan Sherbacow, chief commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) [manufacturer](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by [Gulfstream](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053).<br>
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<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br>
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<br>Some of the other 79 aircraft on display are [anticipated](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other eco-friendly 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 globally, but can produce, usually, approximately 20 times more carbon emissions per guest mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter firm Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has safeguarded his occasional use of personal jets to [guarantee](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) his family's safety, and has actually said that on the uncommon celebrations he does not fly [commercially](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers say events such as the furore over his itinerary have added fresh obstacles for an industry currently making every effort to validate its [contribution](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to cutting business expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of private jets are unfortunate when you think about that our industry has actually provided fuel effectiveness enhancements of 40% over the past 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier believes increased sustainable fuel use will help the industry make inroads with corporations and rich buyers. According to market information, [billionaires](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) only have a 19% service jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image makeover - with [jets sporting](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) stickers like "this aircraft flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers adding alternative fuel pumps for going to airplanes - is unlikely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts stay doubtful that biojetfuels, generally [blended](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable effect on public perceptions about high-end travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [Jatropha](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) or Brazil-nut fuel can make business jets look eco-friendly," said air travel analyst Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from company jet operators for eco-friendly fuels now far surpasses supply and their interest might drive future production, Sherbacow said.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) at its California plant, could broaden production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter companies and [experts](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) are likewise seeing more interest from clients who desire to purchase carbon credits to offset 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](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) in a [corporate jet](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) usage study his company just recently finished for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that cost, expense per hour, range, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I think people are ending up being more mindful of the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the world." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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