Add Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show
commit
7c5b2b80e8
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
|
||||||
|
<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's biggest market program in Las Vegas luxury jets are drawing purchasers with their sleek shapes, plush cabins - and progressively, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are keen to [display](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) novel kinds of aviation fuel deemed less harmful to the environment, from used cooking oil to the clearly less glamorous meat waste.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Business jet operators, like airlines, have actually acquiesced ecological on air travel and devoted to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Their hope is that embracing renewable fuel to curb emissions could make company jets more appealing to environmentally mindful buyers - specifically corporations facing questions over sustainability from investors or [green campaign](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) groups.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>The accessibility of less polluting personal jets might also spare the rich and well-known the negative promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his better half Meghan over a recent private jet trip to [southern](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) France.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display screen in Las Vegas are [utilizing California-produced](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>The current waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, primary commercial officer of Boston-based [biofuel](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) producer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by Gulfstream.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>"All of our item is inedible."<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Some of the other 79 [aircraft](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) on display screen are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other [sustainable fuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) mixes expected to be pumped at the program.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Private jets account for less than 0.1% of overall yearly carbon emissions globally, however can discharge, on average, approximately 20 times more carbon emissions per guest mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter firm Victor.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Prince Harry has defended his [periodic usage](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) of private jets to ensure his family's safety, and has actually said that on the uncommon celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his [emissions](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd).<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>But [planemakers](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) state events such as the furore over his travel plan have actually added fresh obstacles for an industry already striving to validate its contribution to [cutting business](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) expenses.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including using private jets are unfortunate when you consider that our market has actually provided fuel effectiveness enhancements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Bombardier believes increased sustainable fuel usage will help the market make inroads with corporations and [rich buyers](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html). According to industry information, billionaires just have a 19% company jet [ownership](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) rate.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>But even an image remodeling - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this airplane flies on renewable fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for checking out airplanes - is not likely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet occasion.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Environmentalists and some experts remain hesitant that biojetfuels, generally combined 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant effect on public perceptions about high-end 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," stated aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Demand from organization jet operators for sustainable fuels now far surpasses supply and their interest might drive future production, Sherbacow said.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million [gallons](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) of [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) at its California plant, could expand production up to 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Corporate charter [business](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) and specialists are likewise seeing more interest from consumers who wish to purchase carbon credits to [offset emissions](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) from their [flights](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html).<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, [stated emissions](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) played a role in a corporate jet usage study his [business](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) recently finished for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that rate, cost per hour, range, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I believe individuals are becoming more knowledgeable about the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the world." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
|
||||||
Loading…
Reference in New Issue