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 greatest market program in Las Vegas high-end jets are [drawing purchasers](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) with their smooth silhouettes, luxurious cabins - and significantly, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel producers and jetmakers are eager to display novel kinds of air travel fuel considered less damaging to the climate, from used cooking oil to the noticeably less glamorous meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have bowed to environmental pressure on air travel and dedicated to cutting in half carbon by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that [adopting sustainable](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) fuel to curb emissions could make company jets more attractive to ecologically conscious buyers - particularly corporations facing concerns over sustainability from shareholders or green campaign groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less contaminating personal jets could likewise spare the abundant and popular the unfavorable promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his better half Meghan over a recent private jet journey to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The most recent waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food industry," stated Bryan Sherbacow, primary business [officer](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) of [Boston-based](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel 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 aircraft on screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 [gallons](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) of other eco-friendly fuel blends expected to be pumped at the program.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets represent less than 0.1% of total annual carbon emissions internationally, however can discharge, on average, as much as 20 times more carbon emissions per traveler mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal [charter](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) company Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has defended his periodic use of private jets to guarantee his household's safety, and has actually said that on the unusual occasions he does not fly [commercially](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) he [offsets](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) his emissions.<br>
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<br>But [planemakers](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) say occurrences such as the furore over his schedule have included fresh difficulties for a market already aiming to validate its contribution to cutting business expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of personal jets are unfortunate when you think about that our market has actually provided fuel performance enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable [fuel usage](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) will help the market make inroads with [corporations](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) and wealthy purchasers. According to industry information, billionaires just have a 19% [organization jet](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image makeover - with jets sporting [sticker](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) labels like "this airplane flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for visiting aircrafts - is unlikely to [satisfy](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) all [critics](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some experts stay hesitant that biojetfuels, generally combined 50-50 with kerosene, will make a substantial effect on public perceptions about high-end travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [jatropha curcas](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) or Brazil-nut fuel can make business jets look eco-friendly," stated aviation expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from organization jet [operators](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) for sustainable fuels now far exceeds supply and their interest could [drive future](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) production, Sherbacow said.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) at its [California](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) plant, might broaden production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter companies and specialists are also seeing more interest from consumers who wish to purchase carbon credits to balance out emissions from their flights.<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions contributed in a business jet utilization study his business recently finished for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that cost, expense per hour, range, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) driver. But I believe individuals are becoming more knowledgeable about the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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