Joint Venture	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Joint Venture	JOINT VENTURE On December 28, 2013, the Company entered into a definitive agreement for the establishment of a joint venture with the Government of the Municipal City of Suqian in Jiangsu Province, China (“Suqian”). The purpose of the joint venture was to build a factory located in Suqian to manufacture our proprietary photovoltaic modules. The Suqian joint venture project had progressed more slowly than originally anticipated due to a number of factors including short supply of needed technical skills in the Suqian area and other factors affecting the long term viability of the partnership. Accordingly, on August 5, 2015, Suqian and the Company mutually agreed to terminate the joint venture project. The parties liquidated the joint venture and distributed any available proceeds to the parties pro rata in accordance with the parties' contributions to the joint venture to date. The Company received approximately $191,000 in cash upon liquidation of the joint venture during the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company's contributions to the joint venture have consisted of (i) $320,000 in cash and (ii) certain technical and engineering consulting services. The Company does not anticipate having any material current or ongoing liabilities relating to the joint venture or its termination.

Joint Venture

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

JOINT VENTURE

On December 28, 2013, the Company entered into a definitive agreement for the establishment of a joint venture with the Government of the Municipal City of Suqian in Jiangsu Province, China (“Suqian”). The purpose of the joint venture was to build a factory located in Suqian to manufacture our proprietary photovoltaic modules. The Suqian joint venture project had progressed more slowly than originally anticipated due to a number of factors including short supply of needed technical skills in the Suqian area and other factors affecting the long term viability of the partnership. Accordingly, on August 5, 2015, Suqian and the Company mutually agreed to terminate the joint venture project.

The parties liquidated the joint venture and distributed any available proceeds to the parties pro rata in accordance with the parties' contributions to the joint venture to date. The Company received approximately $191,000 in cash upon liquidation of the joint venture during the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company's contributions to the joint venture have consisted of (i) $320,000 in cash and (ii) certain technical and engineering consulting services. The Company does not anticipate having any material current or ongoing liabilities relating to the joint venture or its termination.