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SUBSEQUENT EVENT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENT
20. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
 
On July 19, 2013, Xi’an formed a new company “Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd” (“Zhonghong”) with register capital of RMB 30 million ($4.85 million). Xi’an TCH paid RMB 27 million ($4.37 million) and owns 90% of Zhonghong. Zhonghong is engaged to provide energy saving solution and services, including constructing, selling and leasing energy saving systems and equipment to customers.
 
On July 24, 2013, Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zhonghong"), a 90% owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a Cooperative Agreement of Coke Dry Quenching (CDQ) and CDQ Waste Heat Power Generation Project (the "Project") with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. ("Chengli"), including a supplement agreement entered by the parties on July 26, 2013 (collectively, the "Agreements").
 
Pursuant to the Agreements, Zhonghong will design, build and maintain a 25 MW CDQ system and a CDQ waste heat power generation system to supply power to Chengli, and Chengli will pay energy saving fees.  Chengli will contract the operation of the system to a third party contractor that is mutually agreed to by Zhonghong. In addition, Chengli will provide the land for the CDQ system and CDQ waste heat power generation system at no cost to Zhonghong. The term of the Agreements is for 20 years.  The first 800 million watt hours generated by the Project will be charged at RMB 0.42 per kilowatt hour (excluding tax) and after the initial 800 million watt hours,  the energy saving fee will be RMB 0.20 per kilwatt hour (excluding tax).  The operating time shall be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours due to a reason attributable to Chengli's, then time charged shall be 8,000 hours a year, and if it is less than 8,000 hours due to a reason attributable to Zhonghong, then it shall be charged at actual operating hours. The construction of the Project is anticipated to be completed in 12 months from the date the parties enter into a Technical Agreement. From the date of the operation, Chengli shall ensure its coking production line works properly and that working hours for the CDQ system are no less than 8,000 hours/year, while Zhonghong shall ensure that working hours and the CDQ waste heat power generation system will be no less than 7,200 hours/year.
 
 
On July 19, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement for Energy Management of Coke Dry Quenching (CDQ) and CDQ Waste Heat Power Generation Project (the "Tianyu Project") with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd.("Tianyu") (the "Tianyu Agreement").
 
Pursuant to the Tianyu Agreement, Zhonghong will design, build, operate and maintain two sets of 25 MW CDQ systems and CDQ waste heat power generation systems for two subsidiaries of Tianyu: one is for and will be located at Xuzhou Tian’an Chemical Co., Ltd and one set is for and will be located at Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd.  Upon the completion of the Tianyu Project, Zhonghong will charge Tianyu an energy saving service fee of RMB 0.534 per kilowatt hour (excluding tax).  The operating time shall be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours a year due to the reason attributable to Tianyu, then then time charged shall be 8,000 hours a year. The construction of the Tianyu Project is anticipated to be completed in 14 months from the date the parties enter into a Technical Agreement. Tianyu will provide the land for the CDQ systems and CDQ waste heat power generation systems for free. Tianyu also provided guarantee to purchase all the power generated by CDQ Waste Heat Power Generation system.
 
 
On August 3, 2013, 12 option holders sent exercise notices to the Company to cashless exercise their stock options granted on August 4, 2008 under the Company’s 2007 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (see note 16). The exercised option shares are for 2,650,000 shares and the Company plans on issuing 1,885,834 common stock shares to the option holders pursuant to the cashless exercise formula approved by its Compensation Committee.