Liquidity and Continued Operations	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
LIQUIDITY AND CONTINUED OPERATIONS [Abstract]
Liquidity and Continued Operations	LIQUIDITY AND CONTINUED OPERATIONS As of September 30, 2013, the Company had $3.9 million in cash and working capital of $2.6 million. As discussed in Note 2, the Company is in the development stage and is currently incurring significant losses from operations as it works toward commercialization. The Company made cash payments of $0.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for property, plant and equipment. In May 2013, the Company completed the sale of 2,500,000 shares of common stock in a private placement for proceeds of $1.4 million. In August 2013, the Company completed the sale 750,000 shares of Series A preferred stock and warrants to purchase up to 2,625,000 shares of common stock in a private placement for gross proceeds of $6.0 million. The Company has commenced production at its manufacturing facility. The Company does not expect that sales revenue and cash flows will be sufficient to support operations and cash requirements until it has fully implemented its new consumer products strategy. Changes in the level of expected operating losses, the timing of planned capital expenditures or other factors may negatively impact cash flows and reduce current cash and investments faster than anticipated. During the third quarter of 2013, the Company used $5.0 million in cash for operations, as compared to the prior quarter when $4.9 million was used for operations. On July 2, 2013, the Company entered into a framework agreement for the establishment of a joint venture with the Government of the Municipal City of Suqian in Jiangsu Province, China (“Suqian”). The agreement covers a multi-faceted, three-phase project. Completion of all three phases would involve an anticipated investment of up to $500 million over 6 years, primarily funded by Suqian. Under the framework agreement, in the first phase the Company and Suqian will form a joint venture entity (“JV”) in which the Company will have majority interest of up to 80%. The JV will build a factory to manufacture the Company's proprietary photovoltaic modules. The Company will contribute proprietary technology and intellectual property, approximately $1.6 million in cash, and certain equipment from its Colorado facility. Suqian will provide cash of approximately $32.5 million as well as rent-free use of a 270,000 square foot factory that is currently being built in the Suqian Economic & Industrial Development Science Park. The total project size of phase one under the agreement is expected to be approximately $160 million. The Company will have the right to purchase this factory within the first 5 years at the initial construction cost, as well as the right to purchase Suqian's ownership interest in the JV for a modest nominal cost above Suqian's cash investment. The implementation of the framework agreement, including the formation of the JV entity, will be subject to a number of contractual conditions and governmental approvals. Such conditions and approvals must be obtained in the future in order for the Suqian factory to be built and become operational. For the remainder of 2013, the Company expects to incur a base level of maintenance capital expenditures and relatively minor improvements to the existing asset base. The Company's primary significant long term obligation consists of a note payable of $6.4 million to a financial institution secured by a mortgage on its headquarters and manufacturing building in Thornton, Colorado. Total payments of $0.2 million, including principal and interest, will come due in the remainder of 2013. Additional projected product revenues are not anticipated to result in a positive cash flow position for the year 2013 overall. Following the closing of the first tranche of the Series B Preferred Stock offering in November 2013 (see Note 13. Subsequent Event), the Company believes it will need to raise additional capital during 2014 in order the continue the current level of operations through the end of 2014 and into 2015. The Company continues to accelerate sales and marketing efforts related to its consumer products strategy through increased hiring and new distribution agreements. The Company has begun activities related to securing additional financing through strategic or financial investors, but there is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional capital on acceptable terms or at all. If the Company's revenues do not increase rapidly, and/or additional financing is not obtained, the Company will be required to significantly curtail operations to reduce costs and/or sell assets. Such actions would likely have an adverse impact on the Company's future operations. On April 11, 2012, the Company received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that because the Company had not regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing, the Company's common stock (listed on The Nasdaq Global Market) would be subject to delisting. On August 17, 2012, the Company received notification from The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department that the Company had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, and that the Company's noncompliance had been rectified. On December 5, 2012, the Company received notice from Nasdaq stating that it had fallen out of compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing. On August 5, 2013, the Company received notification from The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department that the Company had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, and that the Company's noncompliance had been rectified. On September 19, 2013, the Company received notice from Nasdaq stating that it had again fallen out of compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing. This notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market. The Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 18, 2014, for its closing bid price to meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. If this initial compliance period were to expire, the Company could request a hearing which would stay any delisting action in connection with the notice and allow the continued listing of the Company's common stock until the Panel renders a decision subsequent to the hearing. There can be no assurance that the Company's plans to exercise diligent efforts to maintain the listing of its common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market will be successful. If not successful, there may be a negative impact on the Company's ability to raise capital through the equity markets, however, the Company could effect a reverse stock split, although such a split may have negative implications as well.

LIQUIDITY AND CONTINUED OPERATIONS

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had $3.9 million in cash and working capital of $2.6 million. As discussed in Note 2, the Company is in the development stage and is currently incurring significant losses from operations as it works toward commercialization. The Company made cash payments of $0.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for property, plant and equipment. In May 2013, the Company completed the sale of 2,500,000 shares of common stock in a private placement for proceeds of $1.4 million. In August 2013, the Company completed the sale 750,000 shares of Series A preferred stock and warrants to purchase up to 2,625,000 shares of common stock in a private placement for gross proceeds of $6.0 million.

The Company has commenced production at its manufacturing facility. The Company does not expect that sales revenue and cash flows will be sufficient to support operations and cash requirements until it has fully implemented its new consumer products strategy. Changes in the level of expected operating losses, the timing of planned capital expenditures or other factors may negatively impact cash flows and reduce current cash and investments faster than anticipated. During the third quarter of 2013, the Company used $5.0 million in cash for operations, as compared to the prior quarter when $4.9 million was used for operations.

On July 2, 2013, the Company entered into a framework agreement for the establishment of a joint venture with the Government of the Municipal City of Suqian in Jiangsu Province, China (“Suqian”).

The agreement covers a multi-faceted, three-phase project. Completion of all three phases would involve an anticipated investment of up to $500 million over 6 years, primarily funded by Suqian.

Under the framework agreement, in the first phase the Company and Suqian will form a joint venture entity (“JV”) in which the Company will have majority interest of up to 80%. The JV will build a factory to manufacture the Company's proprietary photovoltaic modules. The Company will contribute proprietary technology and intellectual property, approximately $1.6 million in cash, and certain equipment from its Colorado facility. Suqian will provide cash of approximately $32.5 million as well as rent-free use of a 270,000 square foot factory that is currently being built in the Suqian Economic & Industrial Development Science Park. The total project size of phase one under the agreement is expected to be approximately $160 million. The Company will have the right to purchase this factory within the first 5 years at the initial construction cost, as well as the right to purchase Suqian's ownership interest in the JV for a modest nominal cost above Suqian's cash investment.

The implementation of the framework agreement, including the formation of the JV entity, will be subject to a number of contractual conditions and governmental approvals. Such conditions and approvals must be obtained in the future in order for the Suqian factory to be built and become operational.

For the remainder of 2013, the Company expects to incur a base level of maintenance capital expenditures and relatively minor improvements to the existing asset base. The Company's primary significant long term obligation consists of a note payable of $6.4 million to a financial institution secured by a mortgage on its headquarters and manufacturing building in Thornton, Colorado. Total payments of $0.2 million, including principal and interest, will come due in the remainder of 2013. Additional projected product revenues are not anticipated to result in a positive cash flow position for the year 2013 overall. Following the closing of the first tranche of the Series B Preferred Stock offering in November 2013 (see Note 13. Subsequent Event), the Company believes it will need to raise additional capital during 2014 in order the continue the current level of operations through the end of 2014 and into 2015. The Company continues to accelerate sales and marketing efforts related to its consumer products strategy through increased hiring and new distribution agreements. The Company has begun activities related to securing additional financing through strategic or financial investors, but there is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional capital on acceptable terms or at all. If the Company's revenues do not increase rapidly, and/or additional financing is not obtained, the Company will be required to significantly curtail operations to reduce costs and/or sell assets. Such actions would likely have an adverse impact on the Company's future operations.

On April 11, 2012, the Company received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) stating that because the Company had not regained compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing, the Company's common stock (listed on The Nasdaq Global Market) would be subject to delisting. On August 17, 2012, the Company received notification from The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department that the Company had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, and that the Company's noncompliance had been rectified. On December 5, 2012, the Company received notice from Nasdaq stating that it had fallen out of compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing. On August 5, 2013, the Company received notification from The Nasdaq Listing Qualifications department that the Company had regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, and that the Company's noncompliance had been rectified. On September 19, 2013, the Company received notice from Nasdaq stating that it had again fallen out of compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing. This notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market. The Company has been provided an initial compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 18, 2014, for its closing bid price to meet or exceed $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. If this initial compliance period were to expire, the Company could request a hearing which would stay any delisting action in connection with the notice and allow the continued listing of the Company's common stock until the Panel renders a decision subsequent to the hearing. There can be no assurance that the Company's plans to exercise diligent efforts to maintain the listing of its common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market will be successful. If not successful, there may be a negative impact on the Company's ability to raise capital through the equity markets, however, the Company could effect a reverse stock split, although such a split may have negative implications as well.