Update 'Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show'

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+<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
+<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's most significant industry program in Las Vegas high-end jets are enticing purchasers with their smooth silhouettes, [plush cabins](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) - and progressively, their usage of [alternative fuels](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86).<br>
+<br>Fuel producers and jetmakers are keen to display novel forms of aviation fuel deemed less hazardous to the environment, from used cooking oil to the distinctly less [attractive meat](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) waste.<br>
+<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have acquiesced [environmental pressure](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) on aviation and dedicated to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005.<br>
+<br>Their hope is that embracing renewable fuel to suppress emissions might make organization jets more appealing to ecologically mindful purchasers - particularly corporations facing questions over sustainability from investors or green project groups.<br>
+<br>The availability of less contaminating personal jets could likewise spare the rich and popular the unfavorable promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over a current personal jet journey to [southern France](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>
+<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display screen in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
+<br>The current waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are by-products of the food market," said Bryan Sherbacow, chief commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by Gulfstream.<br>
+<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br>
+<br>A few of the other 79 [aircraft](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) on display are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other [eco-friendly fuel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) mixes anticipated to be pumped at the program.<br>
+<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
+<br>Private jets account for less than 0.1% of total [annual carbon](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) emissions worldwide, but can produce, usually, as much as 20 times more carbon emissions per [guest mile](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter firm Victor.<br>
+<br>Prince Harry has actually defended his periodic use of private jets to guarantee his [family's](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) safety, and has actually stated that on the unusual celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
+<br>But planemakers state events such as the furore over his schedule have included fresh [obstacles](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) for a market already aiming to validate its contribution to cutting business expenses.<br>
+<br>"Incidents of flight shaming involving making use of personal jets are unfortunate when you think about that our market has provided fuel efficiency enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," said Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
+<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel use will help the market make inroads with corporations and wealthy buyers. According to industry data, billionaires just have a 19% company jet ownership rate.<br>
+<br>But even an image remodeling - with jets sporting stickers like "this aircraft flies on renewable fuels" and [organisers adding](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) [alternative fuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) pumps for visiting aircrafts - is not likely to satisfy all critics at the Oct 22-24 [luxury jet](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) event.<br>
+<br>[Environmentalists](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) and some experts remain doubtful that biojetfuels, typically blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable effect on [public understandings](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) about luxury travel.<br>
+<br>"No amount of [jatropha curcas](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) or Brazil-nut fuel can make company jets look eco-friendly," said air travel expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
+<br>Demand from service jet operators for sustainable fuels now far surpasses supply and their interest might drive future production, [Sherbacow](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) said.<br>
+<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) at its California plant, could [expand production](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) approximately 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
+<br>Corporate charter business and experts are also seeing more interest from customers who wish to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from their flights.<br>
+<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, said emissions played a function in a business jet utilization research study his company recently  for a Fortune 500 company.<br>
+<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 planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>