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<br>It's bad enough for some propeller planes to be [referred](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) to as being powered by elastic band. Now the cynics could start having a dig at commercial aircraft flying on everything from [cooking oil](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) to [liquefied algae](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/).<br>
<br>With the civil aviation industry under increasing pressure from [increasing](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) oil rates and ecological legislation, the race is on to find feasible options to [standard](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) kerosene and these up until now appear to come down to numerous kinds of biofuel.<br>
<br>Not surprisingly, the first trials of alternative fuel were started by [British air](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic began London to with limited [biofuel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) usage in 2008. This was rapidly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used various blends of regular fuel and bio derivatives [including](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) some from made from [jatropha](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) which can grow in soil thought about too bad for growing mainstream foodstuffs.<br>
<br>[jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) is a genus of around 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 curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) as one of the very best candidates for future [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) [production](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048). It is resistant to dry spell and pests, and produces seeds containing 27-40% oil.<br>
<br>Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, [Brazilian](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) aeronautical major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation moved to carry out research and advancement into using biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that Brazilian airlines Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as tactical specialists for the task.<br>
<br>The most recent airline company to [start explore](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has carried out internal US [flights utilizing](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) a mix of 80 % [petroleum based](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) fuel and 20% biofuel made from cooking oil. This mix, it is declared, can cut hazardous emissions by 10%.<br>
<br>One truly encouraging advancement has been the move away from biofuels which compete head on with food consumers thus avoiding a rate spiral. Not so long ago, a rise in usage of biofuels in cars caused a spike in maize rates as US [farmers](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) diverted too much corn to fuel processing.<br>
<br>Hopefully in the future, airline companies and vehicle drivers will focus biofuel intake on non-food sources such as [jatropha](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) and algae. It would be a blended true blessing undoubtedly if some [individuals](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) ended up starving simply to please someone else's green qualifications.<br>