Add Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show
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<br>By [Allison](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's biggest market program in Las Vegas high-end jets are [luring purchasers](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) with their smooth shapes, plush cabins - and progressively, their use of [alternative fuels](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US).<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are keen to [display unique](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) types of air travel fuel considered less hazardous to the environment, from utilized cooking oil to the distinctly less glamorous meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have acquiesced ecological pressure on aviation and committed to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing renewable fuel to suppress emissions could make business jets more attractive to environmentally mindful buyers - specifically corporations dealing with questions over sustainability from investors or green project groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less [contaminating personal](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) jets could likewise spare the rich and popular the negative promotion experienced by [Britain's Prince](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) Harry and his partner Meghan over a current private jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from [inedible beef](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) tallow.<br>
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<br>The latest waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," said Bryan Sherbacow, chief industrial [officer](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) manufacturer World Energy, which [produces fuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) from meat waste used 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 airplane on display are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other [sustainable fuel](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) blends anticipated to be pumped at the show.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets represent less than 0.1% of overall annual carbon emissions internationally, however can produce, on average, as much as 20 times more carbon emissions per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter firm Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has safeguarded his occasional usage of private jets to ensure his family's safety, and has actually said that on the unusual celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers say occurrences such as the furore over his itinerary have added [fresh challenges](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) for a market currently making every effort to justify its contribution to cutting business costs.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming involving the use of private jets are regrettable when you consider that our market has delivered fuel performance improvements of 40% over the past 40 years," stated Bombardier [Aviation President](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) David 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 industry data, only have a 19% organization jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image transformation - with jets sporting [stickers](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) like "this aircraft flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for going to airplanes - is not likely 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 blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant influence on public understandings about high-end travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) or Brazil-nut fuel can make organization jets look eco-friendly," stated air travel analyst [Richard Aboulafia](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy).<br>
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<br>Demand from organization jet operators for sustainable fuels now far goes beyond supply and their interest could drive future production, Sherbacow stated.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which [produces](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) 40 million [gallons](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) of [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) at its California plant, might broaden production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>[Corporate charter](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) companies and experts are also seeing more interest from clients who desire to purchase carbon [credits](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) to balance out emissions from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a role in a business jet utilization study his company recently completed for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that rate, cost per hour, variety, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I believe individuals are ending up being more familiar with the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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