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 luxury jets are [tempting buyers](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) with their sleek silhouettes, luxurious cabins - and significantly, their usage of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel producers and jetmakers are keen to [display unique](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) forms of air travel fuel considered less damaging to the environment, from used cooking oil to the definitely less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have actually acquiesced environmental pressure on air travel and [devoted](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) to halving carbon emissions by 2050 [compared](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) with 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that adopting sustainable fuel to curb emissions might make company jets more attractive to environmentally mindful [buyers -](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) particularly corporations facing concerns over sustainability from shareholders or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The accessibility of less contaminating private jets could likewise spare the rich and popular the unfavorable publicity experienced by [Britain's Prince](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) Harry and his better half Meghan over a current personal jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from [inedible beef](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) tallow.<br>
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<br>The current waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, primary commercial [officer](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) of Boston-based [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) 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 airplane on screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other renewable fuel mixes [expected](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) 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](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) internationally, however can discharge, on average, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter company Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has actually defended his occasional usage of private jets to ensure his household's security, and has stated that on the rare celebrations he does not fly [commercially](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers state occurrences such as the furore over his itinerary have included fresh obstacles for an industry currently aiming to justify its contribution to cutting corporate expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including the usage of private jets are unfortunate when you think about that our industry has actually provided fuel performance enhancements of 40% over the past 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>[Bombardier](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) thinks increased sustainable fuel usage will help the industry make inroads with corporations and . According to market information, billionaires only have a 19% [business jet](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image makeover - with jets sporting stickers like "this airplane flies on sustainable fuels" and organisers adding alternative fuel pumps for [checking](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) out aircrafts - is not likely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet occasion.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some experts remain hesitant that biojetfuels, normally mixed 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant impact on public understandings about luxury travel.<br>
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<br>"No amount of [jatropha curcas](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) or Brazil-nut fuel can make business jets look eco-friendly," said aviation expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from organization 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.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) at its California plant, might expand production approximately 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter companies and experts are likewise seeing more interest from clients who wish to purchase carbon credits to [balance](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) 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 corporate jet usage study his business recently [finished](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that cost, expense per hour, variety, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I believe people are ending up being more aware of the sustainability of operations and how it affects the planet." (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.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) Hudson)<br>
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