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+<br>It's bad enough for some propeller airplanes to be described as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics might start having a dig at business airplane flying on whatever from cooking oil to [liquefied algae](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86).<br>
+<br>With the civil air travel market under [increasing pressure](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) from [rising oil](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) costs and ecological legislation, the race is on to find viable alternatives to traditional [kerosene](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and these up until now seem to boil down to [numerous types](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) of biofuel.<br>
+<br>Not surprisingly, the very first trials of alternative fuel were initiated by British aviation leader, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with restricted biofuel usage in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used various blends of [routine fuel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) and bio derivatives including some from made from [jatropha](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) which can grow in soil considered too poor for growing mainstream foodstuffs.<br>
+<br>[jatropha curcas](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) is a genus of roughly 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd)), from the family Euphorbiaceae.<br>
+<br>In 2007 Goldman Sachs cited [Jatropha](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) [jatropha curcas](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) as one of the very best prospects for future [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) production. It is resistant to dry spell and insects, and produces seeds containing 27-40% oil.<br>
+<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical significant Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation transferred to carry out research and advancement into using biofuels to [power jet](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) [airliners](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html). It was reported that Brazilian airlines Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as tactical consultants for the job.<br>
+<br>The newest airline company to begin try out brand-new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has carried out [internal](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) US flights using a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% biofuel made from cooking oil. This mix, it is claimed, can cut hazardous emissions by 10%.<br>
+<br>One really encouraging development has actually been the relocation away from biofuels which compete head on with food consumers therefore avoiding a cost spiral. Not so long back, a rise in use of [biofuels](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) in [cars triggered](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) a spike in maize costs as US [farmers diverted](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) too much corn to fuel processing.<br>
+<br>Hopefully in the future,  and drivers will focus biofuel usage on [non-food sources](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) such as [jatropha](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) and algae. It would be a combined blessing certainly if some people ended up starving just to please somebody [else's green](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) qualifications.<br>