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 program in Las [Vegas luxury](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) jets are enticing buyers with their sleek shapes, [plush cabins](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) - and increasingly, their usage of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel producers and jetmakers are eager to display novel types of aviation fuel deemed less hazardous to the climate, from utilized cooking oil to the clearly less [attractive meat](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually acquiesced ecological pressure on air travel and devoted to halving carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing eco-friendly fuel to curb emissions might make business jets more appealing to ecologically conscious purchasers - particularly corporations dealing with concerns over sustainability from investors or green project groups.<br>
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<br>The availability of less jets could also spare the rich and famous the unfavorable promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his partner Meghan over a current private jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five [Gulfstream](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) jets on display screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The current waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are by-products of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, primary industrial officer of [Boston-based](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) producer World Energy, which [produces fuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.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>Some of the other 79 [airplane](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) on screen are expected to be powered by 150,000 [gallons](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) of other [renewable 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) [mixes anticipated](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) to be pumped at the show.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets account for less than 0.1% of total annual carbon emissions globally, however can emit, on average, approximately 20 times more carbon emissions per guest mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter firm Victor.<br>
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<br>[Prince Harry](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) has protected his occasional use of [private jets](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to ensure his household's security, and has actually stated that on the rare occasions he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers say [incidents](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) such as the furore over his travel plan have actually added fresh difficulties for an industry currently aiming to validate its contribution to cutting business costs.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including using private jets are regrettable when you consider that our market has provided fuel performance improvements of 40% over the past 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel use will assist the industry make inroads with corporations and wealthy buyers. According to market information, billionaires just have a 19% service jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image remodeling - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this airplane flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for [visiting aircrafts](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) - is unlikely to satisfy all critics at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts stay doubtful that biojetfuels, normally blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant influence on public perceptions about high-end travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) or Brazil-nut fuel can make business jets look eco-friendly," stated air travel expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from service jet operators for renewable fuels now far goes beyond 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](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) plant, might broaden production as much as 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter business and experts are also seeing more interest from consumers who want to buy carbon credits to offset emissions from their [flights](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86).<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions played a role in a [corporate jet](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) 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, range, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) driver. But I believe individuals are ending up being more mindful of the sustainability of operations and how it affects the world." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and [Alexandra](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) Hudson)<br>
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