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 jets are drawing purchasers with their streamlined shapes, luxurious cabins - and significantly, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel producers and jetmakers are keen to display unique kinds of air travel fuel considered less hazardous to the climate, from used [cooking oil](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to the noticeably less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually [acquiesced](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) [environmental pressure](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) on air travel and dedicated to halving carbon emissions by 2050 [compared](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing eco-friendly fuel to suppress emissions might make service jets more attractive to [environmentally mindful](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) buyers - especially corporations facing over sustainability from investors or [green project](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) groups.<br>
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<br>The accessibility of less [contaminating personal](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) jets could also spare the rich and popular the unfavorable promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his other half Meghan over a recent personal jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five [Gulfstream](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) jets on screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The current waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are by-products of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, primary business officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) manufacturer 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>A few of the other 79 [aircraft](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) on display screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel blends 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 [annual carbon](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) emissions globally, however can produce, usually, approximately 20 times more carbon emissions per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal [charter](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) firm Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has protected his occasional use of private jets to ensure his family's safety, and has stated that on the [uncommon events](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) 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 travel plan have actually added fresh obstacles for a market currently aiming to validate its contribution to cutting corporate expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming involving making use of private jets are regrettable when you consider that our industry has actually delivered fuel effectiveness improvements of 40% over the past 40 years," said 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 buyers](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048). According to market data, billionaires just have a 19% service jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image makeover - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this airplane flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers adding [alternative fuel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) pumps for going to airplanes - is unlikely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts remain skeptical that biojetfuels, normally combined 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable influence on public perceptions about luxury travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](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 organization jets look eco-friendly," stated aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from business jet operators for renewable fuels now far exceeds 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.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) at its California plant, might expand production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter business and specialists are also seeing more interest from consumers who want to buy carbon credits to [offset emissions](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, said emissions contributed in a corporate [jet utilization](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) study his company just recently [completed](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) for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that price, expense per hour, range, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I believe individuals are becoming more familiar with the sustainability of operations and how it affects the planet." (Reporting By [Allison](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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