Add 'Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show'
parent
47fe0bb98d
commit
a5584aa08c
@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
|
|||||||
|
<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's biggest market show in Las Vegas high-end jets are drawing buyers with their sleek shapes, plush cabins - and increasingly, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Fuel producers and jetmakers are keen to [display](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) novel types of [air travel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) fuel considered less damaging to the climate, from utilized cooking oil to the noticeably less glamorous meat waste.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Business jet operators, like airline companies, have acquiesced environmental pressure on aviation and dedicated to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 [compared](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) to 2005.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Their hope is that adopting renewable fuel to suppress emissions could make organization jets more appealing to environmentally mindful purchasers - specifically corporations facing concerns over sustainability from shareholders or green project groups.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>The of less polluting private jets could also spare the rich and popular the unfavorable publicity experienced by [Britain's Prince](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) Harry and his [partner Meghan](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) over a recent private jet trip to [southern France](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>The most recent 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.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by Gulfstream.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>"All of our product is inedible."<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>A few of the other 79 airplane on screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other sustainable fuel mixes anticipated to be pumped at the [program](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>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Private jets [represent](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) less than 0.1% of overall yearly carbon [emissions](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) internationally, however can give off, on average, up to 20 times more carbon emissions per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based personal charter firm Victor.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Prince Harry has actually defended his occasional usage of private jets to guarantee his family's safety, and has actually stated that on the unusual celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>But planemakers say occurrences such as the furore over his itinerary have actually added fresh obstacles for an [industry](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) already aiming to validate its contribution to [cutting corporate](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) costs.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of personal jets are regrettable when you think about that our industry has delivered fuel effectiveness improvements of 40% over the previous 40 years," said Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Bombardier believes increased sustainable fuel use will assist the industry make inroads with corporations and rich buyers. According to industry information, billionaires just have a 19% company jet ownership rate.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>But even an image [transformation](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this aircraft flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for visiting aircrafts - is not likely to please all critics at the Oct 22-24 [luxury jet](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) event.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Environmentalists and some experts stay skeptical that biojetfuels, normally mixed 50-50 with kerosene, will make a substantial influence on public understandings about high-end travel.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>"No quantity of [Jatropha](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) or Brazil-nut fuel can make company jets look eco-friendly," stated air travel expert Richard Aboulafia.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Demand from business jet operators for renewable fuels now far [surpasses supply](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) and their interest could drive future production, [Sherbacow](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) stated.<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 up to 150 million [gallons](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) by 2022.<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Corporate charter companies and consultants are likewise seeing more interest from clients who wish to purchase carbon credits to balance out emissions from their [flights](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited).<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, said emissions contributed in a corporate jet utilization research study his company recently finished for a Fortune 500 [business](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html).<br>
|
||||||
|
<br>"At the end of the day, I believe that cost, cost per hour, range, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) driver. But I believe people are becoming more mindful of 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