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Are independent - can sel lwhat they wish or want.
That's the type of market to intrroduce a new - fuel.
- here are 96 distinct brands of gasoline
- There are 67 distinct companies involved in the marketing of these retail petroleum brands
- 20 percent of all gas stations are price-controlled by Canada’s integrated refiner-marketers, down from 27 percent a decade ago.
- 80 percent of all gas stations are price-controlled by individual proprietors, or companies who are not involved in the refining process.
- About 5,500 individual outlet operators directly control the price at the pump
- “Big Box” retailers and regional distributors have a growing influence on the fuel retail market.
https://www.canadianfuels.ca/our-industry/fuel-retailing/ RETAIL - PIE CHART - ACROSS CANADA - https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223478/leading-canadian-fuel-retailers-by-number-of-stores/ QUESTION ? Could a junior make a ( Mg ) fuel cell ?
Could it be done ?
70% hydrogen gas can bond to the surface of - Magnesium.
That's a pretty big payoad.
What's more interesting is...
once the hydrogen is released, the magnesium still remains.
= making the magnesium a - reusable fuel delivery - system.
TASK ? Conversion of current combustion vehicles
Securing distribution sites to offer fuel cell cylenders -
Designing an " adaptable kit " to accommodate - all vehicles.
Offering fuel cell cylenders well below current gasoline prices per liter.
Cost of labor + conversion kit
= must be cheaper than consumer buying - EV car.
Cost of fuel cell cylender - preloaded ( xx amount of hydrogen )
= well below gasoline prices
pilot testing a ( single province )
= easier to deliver fuel cells
TARGERT MARKET ?
- those who buy new vehicles and want to switch up the fuel system to benifit - Enviroment.
- those with existing ( few year old ) vehicles that want same.
OFF SET FUEL COSTS ?
- fuel cell cost and labor to install should / would have to provide a payback with in 6 months - 1 yr .
. After six months - consumer keeps on saving on the converted hydrogen fuel.
HOW MUCH DOES AN AMERICAN SPEND ON FUEL ? ( MAY 18 2022 )
U.S. households are spending the equivalent of $5,000 a year on gasoline, according to Yardeni Research. That is up from about $2,800 a year ago and $3,800 as recently as March.May 18, 2022
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/households-are-spending-the-equivalent-of-5000-a-year-on-gasoline.html MgCO3 + NaCl = MgCl2 - Na2CO3
MgCl2 - electrolyze ( during process hydrogen does release ) capture it.
Electrolyzed amagnesium = metal to make a hydride for fuel cell cylenders.
Chloride has many molecules - once on state of electrolytics - many hydrogen release.
NaCO3 = fertilizer
Theoretically...
the electrolysis model above would provide the magnesium metal + hydrgoen.
What if a company did use this model and arrived at a saturation point of fuel cell distribution ?
No more hydrgoen could be produced - right ?
True.
But.. they could either make their own " clean hydrogen " using solar + eletrolysis
or buy the hydrogen = load the fuel cells.
The premise of this idea.. ?
Once the fuel cell is designed with the hydride formula - oit can be reused and reloaded.
The major effort in intital phase is greater - but- the latter provides a recurring use and profit.
Then... bring forth the retail side of - fuels.
Major fuel companies don't own or control this market. ( very fuel aside of, shell, petrocanada etc..)
They too are " sellers " of thier own fuel - dependent on the retail - gas station / chain owners.
Offering a product such as this... would be just another prodcut the retail chain owner would offer.
Level playing ground - where a small fuel company - could compete against majors.
What would 10,000 tonnes of Mg offer - if made into a hydride paste ?
How many fuel cells could be produced ?
Would such a small tonnage ( 10,000 ) ( during launch )service a province for consumers ?
I would guess the calculation one would need would require the formula of...
How many clients - which would be - exclusive client base - recurring residual profits.
VS how many vehicle conversions.
VS ( gov't ) assistence for conversions like they do for EV vehicles - could certainly spark growth
VS how much magnesium is required per fuel cell
VS 70% hydrogen bond to ( xx ) amount of magnesium needed with in each cell.
There are " fuel injector type " hydrogen delivery systems already avail via other makers.
A junior would be wise to utilize such products instead of making own.
The trick would be consolodating a few ideas...
- fuel paste
- fuel cell cylender
- fuel delivery system conversion for vehicle ( hydrogen gas lines and storage tanks )
- outlets to provide conversions
- gov't grants for conversion ( ? )
- conversion benifits - fuel savings + environment ( stats ) for consumers.
The chief hurdle would be...
converting the magnesium from MgCO3 to metal hydride particles for easy release of hydrgoen.
making the fuel cell - flawless - adaptable - easy plug in design for fitment of vehicles.
KEEP READING - LINK AT END OF POST - This is how i would purpose the - driftwood magnesium.
It's a far safer hydrogen fuel deliver and stroage system than...
cryogentics that require intense cold temps.
Safer transportation of - hydrogen.
Better design, with backup ( small hydrogen storage tank ) that always has a few pounds of hydrogen between cylender changes -
No battery would need to be incorporated - like so many other designs have whereas, the hydrogen operates a generator to produce electricity to run the motor. This design is too costly, the entire ev battery coud be eliminated.
FAST TRACK ?
Buy some Magnesium + Chloride
Perform the electrolysis in lab
Once metal is created via electrolysis
= make the hydride.
MgCO3 to = MgCl2
MgCl2 = metal hydride
Once at the metal hydride phase
= on the road to = reusable hydride fuel cell cylender.
= Mg that is never sold, yet, used as a fuel deliver or carrier.
= keeps on giving.
QUESTION ?
Just how much could 10,000 tonnes of MgCO3 produce in a metal hydride ?
Keep in mind, once the carbonate is pulled and metal created, some loss occurs with - MgCO3.
STILL THINK IT'S A SILLY IDEA ? Think again.
Mg hydride os....coming on strong - building momentum.
SCOOTERS - GERMANY - Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden have developed an ultra-high-capacity hydrogen storage substance for
PEM fuel cell applications based on solid magnesium hydride. https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/02/20210204-powerpaste.html This is the type of company one - pairs with.
They already made the paste.
Fight over the details of, owning the hydride paste - later. lol
tease.
Or.... purpose the magnesium as fertilizers.
EASIER.. .But, it doesn't provide a residual when compared to - fuel cell tech using mag hydride.
just ideas....
haven't a clue what the junior has in mind.
All i can hope.., is that it's sometihng better than simple, Mgo.
Cheers....
Post is not investment advice.
simply offering ideas - showing what's out there in tech.
Bring on September.
ugh.