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Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment (Details)

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Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 6,650,200	$ 14,939,567
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	(3,046,491)	(3,666,452)
Property and equipment, net, before construction in progress	3,603,709	11,273,115
Energy systems
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 4,372,639	12,709,990
Energy systems \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life - years	1 year
Energy systems \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life - years	15 years
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,440,207	1,355,617
Machinery and equipment \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life - years	5 years
Machinery and equipment \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life - years	7 years
Furniture and fixtures
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 193,697	222,542
Useful life - years	5 years
Computer software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 192,865	200,626
Computer software \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life - years	3 years
Computer software \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life - years	5 years
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 450,792	$ 450,792

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