CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 59,603	$ 15,028
Accounts receivable	3,538	0
Department of Energy unbilled grant receivables	0	207,570
Costs of financing	25,644	0
Prepaid expenses	8,952	15,911
Total current assets	97,737	238,509
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $103,159 and $88,250, respectively	1,218,314	1,187,766
Total assets	1,316,051	1,426,275
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,080,056	718,018
Accrued liabilities	595,760	466,916
Convertible notes payable, net of discount of $41,502 and $0, respectively	359,498	0
Line of credit, related party	15,230	19,230
Note payable to a related party	200,000	200,000
Department of Energy billings in excess of estimated earnings	0	354,000
Derivative liability	59,949	0
Outstanding warrant liability - current	0	831
Total current liabilities	2,310,493	1,758,995
Outstanding warrant liability	22,600	34,095
Total liabilities	2,333,093	1,793,090
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	849,945	852,531
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 33,591,538 and 32,099,840 shares issued and 33,559,366 and 32,067,668 outstanding, as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	33,591	32,099
Additional paid-in capital	14,847,401	14,543,019
Committed shares to be issued; 5,740,741 and 0 shares at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	803,704	0
Treasury stock at cost, 32,172 shares	(101,581)	(101,581)
Deficit accumulated during the development stage	(17,450,102)	(15,692,883)
Total stockholders' deficit	(1,866,987)	(1,219,346)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$ 1,316,051	$ 1,426,275