Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

4. Property And Equipment, Net

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4. Property And Equipment, Net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 4. Property And Equipment, Net

Property and equipment at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

    December 31     December 31  
    2013     2012  
             
Equipment & Installation   $ 717,918     $ 717,918  
Office equipment     23,941       23,941  
Computer equipment     11,985       11,985  
Total Equipment      753,844       753,844  
                 
Less: accumulated depreciation     580,772       410,260  
Property and equipment, net   $ 173,072     $ 343,584  

 

As part of the reverse merger, the Company acquired office equipment with a fair value of $5,706. The Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation over 3 to 5 years. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company installed equipment with a total cost of $1,499,080 at the site of its first commercial customer in Centralia, Washington. This equipment is subject to a bargain purchase option on January 1st, 2015 and the Company also bears the cost of asset retirement at the end of the commercial contract should the customer not exercise the purchase option. The Company believes that if required to retire, the scrap value of the equipment would offset the cost of removal. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, depreciation expense charged to operations was $170,512 and $411,853, respectively. Due to the short-term idling of both power units at the Company’s commercial customer, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $400,000 against the value of the equipment in the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company recorded an additional impairment charge of $400,000 in the quarter ended December 31, 2012.