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<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's biggest industry show in Las Vegas high-end jets are drawing purchasers with their smooth silhouettes, plush cabins - and progressively, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are keen to showcase unique kinds of aviation fuel deemed less hazardous to the climate, from utilized cooking oil to the definitely less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have actually acquiesced ecological pressure on aviation and devoted to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that adopting renewable fuel to curb emissions could make service jets more appealing to [environmentally conscious](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) purchasers - specifically corporations dealing with concerns over sustainability from investors or [green campaign](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less [contaminating personal](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) jets could also spare the rich and famous the negative promotion [experienced](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) by Britain's Prince Harry and his other half Meghan over a recent personal jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on [display](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from [inedible beef](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) tallow.<br>
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<br>The most recent waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are by-products of the food market," said Bryan Sherbacow, chief industrial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste [utilized](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) by [Gulfstream](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608).<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 of other sustainable fuel mixes anticipated 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 worldwide, however can discharge, usually, approximately 20 times more carbon emissions per guest mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter company Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has actually defended his periodic use of [personal jets](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to ensure his [household's](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) safety, and has stated that on the rare celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But [planemakers](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) say occurrences such as the furore over his travel plan have included fresh obstacles for an [industry](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) currently aiming to justify its contribution to cutting corporate expenses.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including using private jets are regrettable when you consider that our industry has delivered fuel effectiveness enhancements of 40% over the past 40 years," said Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel use will help the market make inroads with corporations and wealthy purchasers. According to industry data, billionaires just have a 19% organization jet [ownership rate](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy).<br>
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<br>But even an image [makeover](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this aircraft flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers adding alternative fuel pumps for visiting planes - is not likely to satisfy all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet occasion.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some experts stay hesitant that biojetfuels, typically mixed 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable influence on public understandings about .<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [Jatropha](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) or Brazil-nut fuel can make organization jets look eco-friendly," said aviation 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 might [drive future](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) production, Sherbacow stated.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) at its California plant, could expand production as much as 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter companies and experts are likewise seeing more interest from consumers who desire to [purchase carbon](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) 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 played a function in a business jet utilization research study his company just recently [finished](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that price, expense per hour, variety, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I think individuals are ending up being more familiar with the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." ([Reporting](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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