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 biggest industry show in Las [Vegas high-end](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) jets are tempting purchasers with their [streamlined](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) shapes, luxurious cabins - and significantly, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are eager to display novel forms of [aviation fuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) deemed less damaging to the environment, from used cooking oil to the noticeably less [attractive meat](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have acquiesced ecological pressure on air travel and committed to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that adopting eco-friendly fuel to curb emissions could make organization jets more attractive to environmentally mindful purchasers - especially corporations dealing with questions over sustainability from investors or green project groups.<br>
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<br>The [availability](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) of less polluting personal jets might also spare the abundant and famous the unfavorable publicity experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan over a current 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://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) tallow.<br>
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<br>The most recent 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](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) producer World Energy, which produces fuel 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 aircraft on [display screen](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel mixes expected to be pumped at the program.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets represent less than 0.1% of total yearly carbon [emissions](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) worldwide, but can produce, typically, approximately 20 times more carbon emissions per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter company Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has actually protected his [periodic](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) use of personal jets to guarantee his family's security, and has actually stated that on the uncommon celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers state incidents such as the furore over his [schedule](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) have actually included fresh [challenges](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) for an [industry](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) currently aiming to validate its contribution to cutting corporate expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming involving using private jets are regrettable when you think about that our industry has actually delivered fuel efficiency 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 assist the market make inroads with corporations and rich purchasers. According to industry data, billionaires just have a 19% service jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image makeover - with jets sporting stickers like "this aircraft flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers adding [alternative fuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) pumps for visiting airplanes - is not likely to satisfy all [critics](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet occasion.<br>
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<br>[Environmentalists](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and some analysts remain hesitant that biojetfuels, generally blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant impact on public understandings about high-end travel.<br>
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<br>"No amount of [Jatropha](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) or Brazil-nut fuel can make organization 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 goes beyond supply and their interest might drive future production, Sherbacow stated.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) at its [California](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) plant, could broaden production approximately 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br> [business](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) and consultants are also seeing more interest from customers who wish 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 contributed in a business jet utilization research study his company just recently finished for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that rate, cost per hour, variety, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I believe individuals are ending up being 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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