Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 25, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	APOLLO SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Trading Symbol	asoe
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	1
Entity Central Index Key	0000726435
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		50,837,038
Entity Public Float			$ 2,352,040
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY