Lonnie Johnson: Awake to the Possible 1/6

“This is a huge step forward. It does operate on a thermodynamic cycle. It uses hydrogen as a working fluid. It compresses hydrogen at low temperature and heats it up at hot temperature and you do the high temperature expansion so in that sense, it’s a traditional thermodynamic cycle. But it works on what's called an Ericsson Thermodynamic cycle which is equivalent to Carnot, so in the ideal sense, the efficiencies would be very high."

If inventor Lonnie Johnson is right, next generation energy generation and storage technology will revitalize the American economy, put millions of people to work, reduce the need (and cost) of foreign military adventures, impair the power of several semi-hostile nations, lessen pollution, enhance public health and curtail global climate change. Not bad for a guy who made his first fortune by inventing the Super Soaker water gun. Reputable scientists believe that he is right both about the future and his role in it.