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Note 18 - Concentration of Risk in Customer and Supplier Relationships (Tables) - Customer Concentration Risk [Member]

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]

Note 18 - Concentration of Risk in Customer and Supplier Relationships (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block]

		Years Ended December 31,
		2014				2013
Smart Energy Today			13.3	%			13.5	%
WDC Solar, Inc.			12.0	%			14.7	%
JCF Wholesale			8.7	%			10.6	%
Lowe’s			5.9	%			6.9	%
Sustainable Environmental Enterprises			1.3	%			52.8	%

Accounts Receivable [Member]

Note 18 - Concentration of Risk in Customer and Supplier Relationships (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block]

		December 31,
		2014				2013
WDC Solar, Inc.			40.1	%			—
Lowe’s			16.8	%			—
Sustainable Environmental Enterprises			—	%			86.7	%
Smart Energy Today			6.5	%			—

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