From 11b4b5f069e2e9089a70c1f60adcfebd9e3281a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: treyuther0022 Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:45:47 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add Airlines Focus On Biofuel Trials Gather Momentum --- Airlines-Focus-On-Biofuel-Trials-Gather-Momentum.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Airlines-Focus-On-Biofuel-Trials-Gather-Momentum.md diff --git a/Airlines-Focus-On-Biofuel-Trials-Gather-Momentum.md b/Airlines-Focus-On-Biofuel-Trials-Gather-Momentum.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f1a02b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Airlines-Focus-On-Biofuel-Trials-Gather-Momentum.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +
It's bad enough for some prop planes to be referred to as being powered by rubber bands. Now the skeptics could start having a dig at industrial airplane flying on everything from cooking oil to [melted algae](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608).
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With the [civil aviation](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) market under increasing pressure from increasing oil rates and ecological legislation, the race is on to discover practical alternatives to standard kerosene and these up until now seem to come down to different types of [biofuel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).
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Not surprisingly, the first trials of alternative fuel were started by British air travel pioneer, Sir Richard Branson, whose Virgin Atlantic started London to Amsterdam flights with minimal [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) use in 2008. This was quickly followed by Lufthansa and Air New Zealand who each used various blends of regular fuel and bio derivatives including some from made from [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) which can grow in soil considered too poor for growing mainstream foods.
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[jatropha curcas](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) is a genus of around 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees (some are deciduous, like [Jatropha curcas](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/)), from the household Euphorbiaceae.
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs mentioned [Jatropha](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) [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 best prospects for production. It is resistant to drought and bugs, and produces seeds consisting of 27-40% oil.
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Recently, US aerospace giant Boeing, Brazilian aeronautical major Embraer and the Sao Paulo state Research Support Foundation [transferred](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) to perform research and development into making use of biofuels to power jet airliners. It was reported that [Brazilian airlines](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) Azul, Gol, TAM and Trip would act as strategic specialists for the project.
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The newest airline company to [start exploring](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) with new fuels is the Alaska Air Group which has conducted internal US flights utilizing a mix of 80 % petroleum based fuel and 20% biofuel made from [cooking oil](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86). This mix, it is declared, can cut damaging [emissions](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) by 10%.
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One really motivating advancement has been the move far from biofuels which complete head on with [food consumers](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) thereby preventing a [rate spiral](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/). Not so long earlier, a surge in use of biofuels in cars and trucks triggered a spike in maize rates as US [farmers diverted](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) excessive corn to [fuel processing](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).
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Hopefully in the future, airlines and vehicle drivers will focus [biofuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) usage on non-food sources such as [jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) and algae. It would be a mixed blessing certainly if some people wound up starving just to satisfy someone [else's green](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) qualifications.
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