Ok, you think we’ve lost it.

But since we are not shackled by universities or by any vested interest we can talk about anything here.

This bloke is interested in harnessing the power of lightning to generate energy and why not?

The earths atmosphere is really a giant battery. In fact on our planet there are really so many energy sources that it is surprising that the many creative minds on this planet have been shackled down and suppressed. Energy is everywhere.

The giant sheets and forks of lightning contain so much voltage that they can fry a tree and vaporize the air. Arcing through the great distances that they do, there is a staggering amount of energy.

There are areas on the planet that are prone to lightning and these would be areas that such a technology could be tested and established. Why waste this energy frying trees?

Ok, we are a bit short on details but the idea would be to:

• Incite a strike
• Channel the strike
• Store the strike
• Distribute and Use the energy for doing work

The oceans and sea locked nations would be ideal locations for this type of technology. The energy could be used for electrolysis of sea water into Hydrogen and help fuel the hydrogen economy.