Patrick J Coyle
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Patrick Coyle 1-1-2004 - Patrick Coyle
I have been a Process Chemist for twelve years, an Infantry Soldier for fifteen years, with a variety of other jobs thrown in for good measure. A BS degree in chemistry with an additional four years of college with a History/Political Science major with all eight years of college done while working full time show that I am a glutten for punishment. My eclectic background is reflected in what I write about; Chemical Plant Security, Science, Environment, Space Program, it is all fair game for my pen.
I currently maintain a blog on chemical security matters at: http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com.
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How We Get Power from the Sun
The Sun bathes the Earth in a constant flow of electromagnetic energy and there are many different ways that we can harvest that clean energy for our use.
Dec 7, 2007
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Fuel Cells Need New Infrastructure
Technical work on fuel cells for electric vehicles is on going. Before they can be commercially viable there must be an adequate support infrastructure in place.
Sep 20, 2007
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Organic Fuel Cells for Vehicles
Various organic processes can be used to generate hydrogen from biomass feed materials for use in a hydrogen fuel cell for portable electrical generation.
Sep 14, 2007
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Power from Ethanol Fuel Cells
Using ethanol as the hydrogen storage medium for fuel cells could solve the safety problems associated with the storage of hydrogen gas.
Sep 12, 2007
- Patrick J Coyle
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Fuel Cells to Power Cars
Some propose to substitute hydrogen for gasoline as the fuel source for automobiles. Hydrogen powered fuel cells are clean power sources but they may be too costly.
Jul 9, 2007
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New Biofuel Plant
Tyson Foods and Syntroleum announce a new joint venture to produce a drop in diesel synthetic fuel replacement from food manufacturing byproducts; fat and grease.
Jun 28, 2007
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Problems for New Ethanol Facility
A city utility is being asked to pay for infrastructure improvements for a new Ethanol production facility.
Jun 25, 2007
- Patrick J Coyle
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Potential Biofuel Problems
The UN Commission on Sustainable Development looks at biofuels and sees potential problems along with the benifits of energy independance and reducing carbon emmissions.
Jun 22, 2007
- Patrick J Coyle
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