Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

16. Tax (Details)

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16. Tax (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Tax Details    
Computed tax at the federal statutory rate of 34% $ (1,703,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (1,650,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Return to provision adjustment 420,000MEEC_ReturnToProvisionAdjustment 452,000MEEC_ReturnToProvisionAdjustment
Debt discounts (1,010,000)us-gaap_DebtorReorganizationItemsWriteOffOfDeferredFinancingCostsAndDebtDiscounts   
Other 7,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 6,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Valuation allowance 2,286,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 1,192,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Provision for income taxes