Update 'Airlines Focus On Biofuel Trials Gather Momentum'

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+<br>It's bad enough for some propeller airplanes to be referred to as being powered by [rubber bands](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053). Now the cynics might start having a dig at business airplane flying on whatever from cooking oil to liquefied algae.<br>
+<br>With the civil aviation industry under increasing pressure from increasing oil costs and environmental legislation, the race is on to [discover viable](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) options to traditional kerosene and these so far seem to come down to numerous kinds of [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL).<br>
+<br>Not surprisingly, the very first trials of alternative fuel were started by British air travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic began London to Amsterdam flights with restricted [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) usage in 2008. This was quickly followed by [Lufthansa](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) and Air New [Zealand](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) who each used various blends of regular fuel and bio derivatives consisting of some from made from [jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) which can grow in soil considered too bad for growing mainstream foods.<br>
+<br>[jatropha curcas](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) is a genus of roughly 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.<br>
+<br>In 2007 [Goldman](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) Sachs cited [Jatropha curcas](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) as one of the very best candidates for future [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) production. It is resistant to dry spell and insects, and produces seeds [including](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) 27-40% oil.<br>
+<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aerial major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation transferred to bring out research and advancement into using biofuels to power jet [airliners](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/). It was reported that Brazilian airline companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as tactical specialists for the project.<br>
+<br>The most recent airline to begin experimenting with [brand-new fuels](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) is the Alaska Air Group which has actually [carried](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) out internal US flights utilizing a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) made from cooking oil. This mix, it is claimed, can [cut harmful](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) [emissions](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) by 10%.<br>
+<br>One truly encouraging advancement has actually been the move away from biofuels which complete head on with food customers consequently avoiding a price spiral. Not so long ago, a rise in use of biofuels in cars and trucks caused a spike in maize costs as US  too much corn to fuel processing.<br>
+<br>Hopefully in the future, airline companies and vehicle drivers will focus [biofuel](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) intake on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) and algae. It would be a mixed blessing undoubtedly if some people ended up starving just to satisfy somebody else's green credentials.<br>