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 market show in Las Vegas high-end jets are drawing purchasers with their smooth shapes, luxurious cabins - and progressively, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are keen to display unique forms of air travel fuel considered less harmful to the climate, from [utilized cooking](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) oil to the noticeably less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>[Business jet](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) operators, like airlines, have bowed to environmental pressure on aviation and dedicated to [halving carbon](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing eco-friendly fuel to suppress emissions might make company jets more attractive to ecologically mindful buyers - particularly corporations facing concerns over sustainability from investors or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The accessibility of less contaminating personal jets could also spare the rich and popular the unfavorable promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his partner Meghan over a recent [private jet](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) journey to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on [display](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef 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 industry," stated Bryan Sherbacow, chief commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by Gulfstream.<br>
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<br>"All of our item is inedible."<br>
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<br>A few of the other 79 aircraft on display screen are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel mixes expected 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 total annual carbon emissions globally, however can discharge, usually, up to 20 times more [carbon emissions](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based [personal charter](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) firm Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has [defended](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) his periodic use of [private jets](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) to guarantee his household's security, and has actually stated that on the uncommon events he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers state events such as the furore over his travel plan have actually added fresh obstacles for an industry already making every effort to justify its [contribution](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) to cutting corporate costs.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of private jets are unfortunate when you consider that our industry has actually delivered fuel efficiency enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel usage will assist the industry make inroads with corporations and rich purchasers. According to market data, billionaires just have a 19% [business jet](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image transformation - with jets sporting stickers like "this aircraft flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for going to planes - is unlikely to please all [critics](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts stay doubtful that biojetfuels, generally mixed 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant influence on public perceptions about luxury travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) or Brazil-nut fuel can make business jets look eco-friendly," stated aviation analyst [Richard Aboulafia](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048).<br>
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<br>Demand from company jet operators for sustainable fuels now far exceeds 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.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) at its [California](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) plant, might broaden production as much as 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter business and specialists are likewise seeing more interest from clients who wish to buy carbon credits to [balance](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) out 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 usage research study his company recently completed for a [Fortune](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that price, expense per hour, variety, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I believe individuals are becoming more mindful of the sustainability of operations and how it affects the world." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by [Tim Hepher](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) and [Alexandra](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) Hudson)<br>
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