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By Allison Lampert

LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the world's most significant market program in Las Vegas high-end jets are tempting purchasers with their smooth silhouettes, plush cabins - and significantly, their usage of alternative fuels.

Fuel producers and jetmakers are keen to display unique types of air travel fuel deemed less hazardous to the environment, from utilized cooking oil to the definitely less glamorous meat waste.

Business jet operators, like airlines, have acquiesced environmental pressure on air travel and dedicated to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.

Their hope is that embracing renewable fuel to suppress emissions could make service jets more appealing to environmentally conscious buyers - especially corporations dealing with questions over sustainability from shareholders or green project groups.

The schedule of less contaminating personal jets could also spare the rich and popular the negative promotion experienced by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over a recent private jet journey to southern France.

Five Gulfstream jets on display screen in Las Vegas are utilizing California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.

The most recent waste-based fuels include "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," stated Bryan Sherbacow, chief business officer of Boston-based biofuel manufacturer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste utilized by Gulfstream.

"All of our item is inedible."

A few of the other 79 aircraft on display screen are anticipated to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other renewable fuel blends expected to be pumped at the program.

FLIGHT SHAMING

Private jets represent less than 0.1% of overall yearly carbon emissions worldwide, but can discharge, on average, as much as 20 times more carbon emissions per guest mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter company Victor.

Prince Harry has actually safeguarded his periodic usage of private jets to guarantee his household's security, and has actually said that on the uncommon celebrations he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.

But planemakers say incidents such as the furore over his itinerary have added fresh obstacles for a market already making every effort to justify its contribution to cutting corporate costs.

"Incidents of flight shaming involving using personal jets are regrettable when you consider that our market has provided fuel performance improvements of 40% over the past 40 years," said Bombardier Aviation President David Coleal.

Bombardier believes increased sustainable fuel usage will help the market make inroads with corporations and rich purchasers. According to market information, billionaires just have a 19% business jet ownership rate.

But even an image makeover - with jets sporting sticker labels like "this aircraft flies on eco-friendly fuels" and organisers including alternative fuel pumps for visiting airplanes - is not likely to satisfy all critics at the Oct 22-24 luxury jet event.

Environmentalists and some experts remain skeptical that biojetfuels, normally blended 50-50 with kerosene, will make a considerable influence on public perceptions about high-end travel.

"No amount of Jatropha or Brazil-nut fuel can make organization jets look eco-friendly," stated air travel expert Richard .

Demand from organization jet operators for renewable fuels now far exceeds supply and their interest could drive future production, Sherbacow stated.

World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of biofuel at its California plant, could broaden production approximately 150 million gallons by 2022.

Corporate charter business and specialists are likewise seeing more interest from customers who desire to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from their flights.

Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, stated emissions contributed in a business jet usage research study his business just recently finished for a Fortune 500 business.

"At the end of the day, I believe that price, expense per hour, variety, speed and efficiency, that's still the (sales) chauffeur. But I believe individuals are ending up being more conscious of the sustainability of operations and how it affects the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)