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Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Revenue by Product Line and Services (Details)

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Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies - Revenue by Product Line and Services (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue by Producks and Services [Line Items]
Products	$ 2,266,148	$ 3,537,875
Services	2,809,367	2,565,559
Total revenues	5,075,515	6,103,434
Cogeneration
Revenue by Producks and Services [Line Items]
Products	1,417,972	2,571,928
Chiller
Revenue by Producks and Services [Line Items]
Products	848,176	965,947
Service Contracts
Revenue by Producks and Services [Line Items]
Services	2,188,322	1,872,366
Installations
Revenue by Producks and Services [Line Items]
Services	$ 621,045	$ 693,193

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