There is a Yahoogroup (Free_energy), some private groups
(www.overunity.com), and assorted other communities, including the
National Hydrogen Association: all interested in robust energy
sourcing from what they claim is a huge ready supply. The discussions
range from huge magnetic contraptions that I can't fathom to plant
electroluminescence and by-and-large, sound promising.

But it's not a solution.

If I understand the joys of inventing properly, I can make an
overscale nano-device from candle-wax and chocolate that gives a
quasimeasurable result, and then publish this info on the internet,
looking for a friend, and spend a year trying to find that friend
before I have to file at least a provisional patent, which will
provide another year's "peace."

In this picture, I don't see any friends, though this is the sort of
thing I would like to invest in.

I can see plenty of obstructions: Glass-Steagal restrictions have been
removed from banks when banks should be compelled to at least offer
their depositors flyers from small businesses who want help; never
mind the explosion of bank-sponsored IPO's or the privatized
not-for-profit NASDAQ monopoly keeping the names of its members
secret.

(Google has plenty to start making documentaries about.)

So, where are the heroes? Or better, is there a market-maker
underwriting crazy ideas, for them to then go out looking for friends
among hedge funds?