Joint Ventures	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Joint Venture [Abstract]
Joint Venture [Text Block]	Note 4: Joint Ventures Babcock-Thermo Clean Combustion LLC On February 25, 2009, the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, TEPS, and Babcock Power Development, LLC (“BPD”), a subsidiary of Babcock Power, Inc., entered into a Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”) establishing Babcock-Thermo Carbon Capture LLC, a Delaware limited liability company now known as Babcock-Thermo Clean Combustion LLC (the “Joint Venture”) for the purpose of developing and commercializing its proprietary ZEBS technology. TEPS entered into a license agreement with the Joint Venture and BPD, pursuant to which it has granted to the Joint Venture an exclusive, irrevocable (except as otherwise provided therein), world-wide and royalty-free license to TEPS’ intellectual property related to or necessary to practice the ZEBS technology (the “ZEBS License”). In the LLC Agreement, BPD has agreed to develop, at its own expense, intellectual property in connection with three critical subsystems relating to the ZEBS technology. BPD entered into a license agreement with the Joint Venture and TEPS pursuant to which it granted the Joint Venture an exclusive, irrevocable (except as otherwise provided therein), world-wide, fully paid up and royalty-free license to BPD’s know-how and other relevant proprietary intellectual property. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, TEPS and BPD each owned a 50% membership interest in the Joint Venture. On March 2, 2012, TEPS entered into a Dissolution Agreement with BPD to terminate the Limited Liability Company Agreement and dissolve the Joint Venture. The BTCC Board of Managers is supervising the wind down and dissolution process. Unity Power Alliance On March 8, 2012, the Company announced the formation of Unity Power Alliance (“UPA”). UPA was formed with the intention to work with partners and stakeholders to develop and commercialize its pressurized oxycombustion technology, and will seek the involvement of other major firms and organizations with an interest in promoting the technology. As of March 31, 2012, UPA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company until it enters into a Joint Venture agreement with outside parties.

Joint Ventures

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Note 4: Joint Ventures

Babcock-Thermo Clean Combustion LLC

On February 25, 2009, the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, TEPS, and Babcock Power Development, LLC (“BPD”), a subsidiary of Babcock Power, Inc., entered into a Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”) establishing Babcock-Thermo Carbon Capture LLC, a Delaware limited liability company now known as Babcock-Thermo Clean Combustion LLC (the “Joint Venture”) for the purpose of developing and commercializing its proprietary ZEBS technology.

TEPS entered into a license agreement with the Joint Venture and BPD, pursuant to which it has granted to the Joint Venture an exclusive, irrevocable (except as otherwise provided therein), world-wide and royalty-free license to TEPS’ intellectual property related to or necessary to practice the ZEBS technology (the “ZEBS License”). In the LLC Agreement, BPD has agreed to develop, at its own expense, intellectual property in connection with three critical subsystems relating to the ZEBS technology. BPD entered into a license agreement with the Joint Venture and TEPS pursuant to which it granted the Joint Venture an exclusive, irrevocable (except as otherwise provided therein), world-wide, fully paid up and royalty-free license to BPD’s know-how and other relevant proprietary intellectual property. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, TEPS and BPD each owned a 50% membership interest in the Joint Venture.

On March 2, 2012, TEPS entered into a Dissolution Agreement with BPD to terminate the Limited Liability Company Agreement and dissolve the Joint Venture. The BTCC Board of Managers is supervising the wind down and dissolution process.

Unity Power Alliance

On March 8, 2012, the Company announced the formation of Unity Power Alliance (“UPA”). UPA was formed with the intention to work with partners and stakeholders to develop and commercialize its pressurized oxycombustion technology, and will seek the involvement of other major firms and organizations with an interest in promoting the technology. As of March 31, 2012, UPA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company until it enters into a Joint Venture agreement with outside parties.