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It's bad enough for some prop airplanes to be referred to as being powered by [rubber bands](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/). Now the cynics could start having a dig at industrial airplane flying on whatever from cooking oil to melted algae.
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With the civil aviation industry under increasing pressure from rising oil prices and ecological legislation, the race is on to discover practical [alternatives](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) to conventional kerosene and these up until now appear to boil down to various types of biofuel.
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Not remarkably, the first trials of alternative fuel were started by British aviation pioneer, [Sir Richard](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) Branson, whose [Virgin Atlantic](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) began London to Amsterdam flights with minimal [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used various blends of routine fuel and bio [derivatives consisting](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) of some from made from [jatropha](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) which can grow in soil thought about too bad for [growing mainstream](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) foods items.
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[jatropha curcas](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) [jatropha curcas](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha curcas](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) as one of the very best for future [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) production. It is resistant to drought and insects, and produces seeds including 27-40% oil.
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Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation relocated to bring out research study and development into the usage of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that [Brazilian airline](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) companies Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would function as strategic experts for the project.
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The most recent [airline](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) to begin try out new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has conducted internal US flights using a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) made from cooking oil. This mixture, it is claimed, can cut damaging emissions by 10%.
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One actually encouraging advancement has been the move away from biofuels which contend head on with food customers thereby [avoiding](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) a price spiral. Not so long ago, a surge in usage of biofuels in [vehicles triggered](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) a spike in maize prices as US [farmers diverted](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) too much corn to fuel processing.
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Hopefully in the future, airlines and drivers will focus [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) consumption on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) and algae. It would be a combined true blessing certainly if some people ended up starving simply to satisfy somebody else's green credentials.
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