Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013 ALTI-ESS Advantage System [Member] Energy Storage Holding LLC [Member]
Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) [Line Items]
Lease Received			$ 20,000
Depreciation	$ 721,000	$ 714,000

The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585

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