Note 24 - Segment information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

24. 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 are as follows:

	2014		2013
EPC revenue	$	87,281	$	39,290
Service revenue with PPAs		2,144		2,037
O&M services revenue		175		1,302
Residential PV systems		1,080		-
Others		962		-
	$	91,642	$	42,629

Net sales by geographic location are as follows:

Location (a)	2014		2013
United States	$	14,690	$	25,347
Greece		526		13,854
Italy		-		3,428
China		76,426		-
	$	91,642	$	42,629

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

Geographic information, which is based upon physical location, for long-lived assets was as follows:

Location	2014		2013
United States	$	11,630	$	11,750
Greece		68,708		-
China		46,872		2
Japan		493		-
	$	127,703	$	11,752