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](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) in Las [Vegas high-end](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) jets are tempting buyers with their sleek silhouettes, luxurious cabins - and increasingly, their use of [alternative fuels](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price).<br>
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<br>Fuel producers and jetmakers are eager to showcase unique forms of air travel fuel deemed less damaging to the environment, from utilized cooking oil to the noticeably less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually acquiesced ecological pressure on aviation and dedicated to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that embracing sustainable fuel to curb emissions might make business jets more appealing to environmentally conscious purchasers - particularly corporations dealing with concerns over sustainability from shareholders or green project groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less polluting personal jets could likewise spare the rich and famous the unfavorable publicity experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his partner Meghan over a recent personal jet trip to [southern France](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889).<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on [display](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The newest waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are by-products of the food industry," said Bryan Sherbacow, primary business [officer](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) of Boston-based [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) producer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by [Gulfstream](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).<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 display screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other renewable fuel blends expected to be pumped at the show.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>Private jets [account](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) for less than 0.1% of overall annual carbon emissions internationally, but can produce, typically, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per traveler mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter firm Victor.<br>
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<br>[Prince Harry](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) has actually defended his occasional usage of personal jets to guarantee his family's security, and has stated that on the uncommon celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers say occurrences such as the furore over his itinerary have actually included fresh difficulties for an industry already making every effort to validate its contribution to cutting business expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming involving making use of private jets are regrettable when you consider that our market has provided fuel efficiency enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier believes increased sustainable fuel use will assist the industry make [inroads](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) with corporations and rich buyers. According to industry information, [billionaires](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) only have a 19% business jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image transformation - with jets sporting stickers like "this aircraft flies on renewable fuels" and organisers adding alternative fuel pumps for going to planes - is not likely to satisfy all critics at the Oct 22-24 [high-end jet](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) event.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some analysts remain skeptical that biojetfuels, usually blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a substantial effect on public perceptions about [high-end](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [Jatropha](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) or Brazil-nut fuel can make company jets look eco-friendly," stated air travel expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
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<br>Demand from business jet operators for renewable fuels now far goes beyond supply and their interest could [drive future](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) production, Sherbacow said.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million [gallons](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) of [biofuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) at its California plant, might expand production as much as 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>[Corporate charter](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) [business](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) and experts are also seeing more interest from consumers who wish to buy 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, said emissions contributed in a corporate jet utilization research 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, cost per hour, range, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) motorist. But I believe individuals are ending up being more familiar with the sustainability of operations and how it affects the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by [Tim Hepher](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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