Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

21. Segment information

Operating segments are defined as components of a company which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the client operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chairman, Mr. Xiaofeng Peng. Based on the financial information presented to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, the Company has determined that it has a single operating and reporting segment: solar energy products and services. The types of products and services in this single segment primarily include: (i) project development for sales or service revenue under PPAs, (ii) EPC services, (iii) operating and maintenance (“O&M”) services, (iv) residential PV systems.

Net sales by major product and services for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:

	2015		2014
EPC revenue	$	13,035	$	3,185
Service revenue with PPAs		2,999		302
O&M services revenue		—		126
Residential PV systems		161		—
Others		5		—
	$	16,200	$	3,613

Net sales by geographic location are as follows:

Location (a)	2015		2014
United States	$	399	$	3,613
Greece		1,490		—
Italy		194		—
Japan		24		—
China		14,093		—
	$	16,200	$	3,613

(a) Sales are attributed to countries based on location of customer.

Geographic information, which is based upon physical location, for long-lived assets including Property, plant and equipment and Project assets, noncurrent was as follows:

Location	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
United States	$	16,121	$	11,630
Greece		60,454		68,708
China		52,507		46,872
Japan		1,492		493
Italy		10,332		—
	$	140,906	$	127,703