The fuel makers say they are in their own bind.
Fuel makers are supposed to use more ethanol in their blends, but carmakers say that if E15 damages engines, the repairs will not be covered by warranties.
Avantium produces "chemical building blocks" that industrial plastics, textile and fuel makers need to churn out green products that are as affordable and work as well as petroleum-based equivalents.
Last month the Senate approved a bill that would force carmakers to produce less fuel-hungry vehicles and fuel-makers to produce more ethanol, among other things.
Atanasoff went on to receive dozens of patents, including a significant one for rocket-fuel-maker Aerojet.
Kleiner's clean tech portfolio is here, and it includes a range of big bets like Tesla-competitor fueler Automotive, regenerative fuel cell maker Bloom Energy, low-cost solar film maker Miasole, and smart-grid technology company Silver Spring Networks.
PLUG POWER INC., Latham, N.Y., a fuel cell maker, has agreed to buy fuel-processor technology from Gastec, which is based in the Netherlands, for about $20 million, to speed the introduction of a product.
An unnamed utility has awarded Plug Power Inc., a fuel cell maker, a $7 million contract for 75 fuel cells and related maintenance and services, giving the company its first commercial sale.
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS, Burnaby, British Columbia, a fuel cell maker, said it had received a $1.3 million order from Honda Motor Co.'s research unit, which is competing to put an environmentally friendly car on the road.
US-based PEM fuel cell maker IdaTech has entered into an agency agreement with Italian energy engineering firm RENCO SpA, for the market development and distribution of IdaTech's fuel cell systems and hydrogen generation products.
