Have you read the White Paper referenced above? I have, and it is the McCoy.
They appear to have stumbled onto something important here.
Almost the exact same theory was proposed back in the 70s, it's obviously been tweaked a little and they've rung in some new names, but this is not new.
Hehe. Yeah, they "discovered" a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. I hate to call your Irish buddy a liar, but take my word for it: there's nothing new here.