Synthesis Energy Systems (SYNE) 10-Q 14 Nov 14 2015 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 08, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYSTEMS INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001375063	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2015	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--06-30	'
Trading Symbol	'SYMX	'
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	73,224,330

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$14,417	$19,407
Accounts receivable-related party, net	676	676
Prepaid expenses and other currents assets	888	873
Inventory	421	865
Total current assets	16,402	21,821
Property, plant and equipment, net	31,126	31,499
Intangible asset, net	1,019	1,049
Investment in joint ventures	34,856	34,856
Other long-term assets	2,273	2,481
Total assets	85,676	91,706
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	8,605	7,167
Short-term bank loan	0	3,251
Total current liabilities	8,605	10,418
Total liabilities	8,605	10,418
Commitment and contingencies	'	'
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 200,000 shares authorized: 73,224 and 73,107 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	732	731
Additional paid-in capital	241,464	241,125
Accumulated deficit	-170,500	-165,984
Accumulated other comprehensive income	6,062	6,062
Total stockholders’ equity	77,758	81,934
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	-687	-646
Total equity	77,071	81,288
Total liabilities and equity	$85,676	$91,706

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets [Parenthetical] (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000	200,000
Common stock, shares issued	73,224	73,107
Common stock, shares outstanding	73,224	73,107

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Revenue:	'	'
Product sales and other - related parties	$4,214	$0
Total revenue	4,214	0
Costs and Expenses:	'	'
Costs of sales and plant operating expenses	5,781	97
General and administrative expenses	2,069	2,423
Stock-based compensation expense	285	1,046
Depreciation and amortization	573	565
Total costs and expenses	8,708	4,131
Operating loss	-4,494	-4,131
Non-operating (income) expense:	'	'
Equity in losses of joint ventures	0	1
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net	9	-12
Interest income	-10	-5
Interest expense	64	69
Net loss	-4,557	-4,184
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	41	22
Net loss attributable to stockholders	($4,516)	($4,162)
Net loss per share:	'	'
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	($0.06)	($0.07)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:	'	'
Basic and diluted (in shares)	73,197	63,671

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Net loss, as reported	($4,557)	($4,184)
Translation adjustment	0	122
Comprehensive loss	-4,557	-4,062
Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	41	19
Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company	($4,516)	($4,043)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net loss	($4,557)	($4,184)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	285	1,046
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	515	509
Amortization of intangible and other assets	58	56
Equity in losses of joint ventures	0	1
Foreign currency (gains) losses	9	-12
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Accounts receivable	3	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-15	162
Inventory	444	0
Other long-term assets	179	-28
Accrued expenses and payables	1,424	-326
Net cash used in operating activities	-1,655	-2,776
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-140	-132
Equity investment in joint ventures	0	-1
Net cash used in investing activities	-140	-133
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Payments on long-term bank loan	-3,251	-1,252
Proceeds from short-term bank loan	0	3,253
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net	55	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	0	100
Net cash provided by financing activities	-3,196	2,101
Net decrease in cash	-4,991	-808
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	19,407	15,870
Effect of exchange rates on cash	1	8
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$14,417	$15,070

Consolidated_Statement_of_Equi

Consolidated Statement of Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Deficit Accumulated During the Development Stage	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Non-controlling Interest
In Thousands
Balance at Jun. 30, 2014	$81,288	$731	$241,125	($165,984)	$6,062	($646)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2014	'	73,107	'	'	'	'
Net loss	-4,557	0	0	-4,516	0	-41
Currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive loss	-4,557	0	0	0	0	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	55	1	54	0	0	0
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock (in shares)	'	117	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	285	0	285	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense (in shares)	'	0	'	'	'	'
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	$77,071	$732	$241,464	($170,500)	$6,062	($687)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	'	73,224	'	'	'	'

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	(a) Organization and description of business
	Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (“SES”), together with its wholly-owned and majority-owned controlled subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is an energy and gasification technology company that provides products and solutions to the energy and chemical industries. The Company’s business is to create value by supplying its technology, equipment and services into global projects where lower cost low quality coals, coal wastes, municipal wastes, agricultural biomass, and other biomass feedstocks can be profitably converted through its proprietary gasification technology into clean synthesis gas, or syngas (a mixture of primarily hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane), which is then used to produce a variety of high value energy and chemical products. The Company’s initial operating projects to date convert high ash coal and coal wastes to chemical grade methanol, and the Company is pursuing a variety of additional global projects under development by customers who may use its technology platform to convert low quality coals such as lignite, coal wastes, municipal wastes and agricultural waste biomass to high value products such as electric power, transportation fuels, substitute natural gas fuel for direct reduction iron steel making and other products. The Company’s technology is originally based on the U-GAS® process developed by the Gas Technology Institute and the Company has augmented and differentiated the technology through design, detailed engineering, constructing, starting up and operating two commercial plants in China. The Company’s headquarters are located in Houston, Texas.
	(b) Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation
	The consolidated financial statements for the periods presented are unaudited. Operating results for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.
	The consolidated financial statements are in U.S. dollars. Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries in the consolidated balance sheets represents minority stockholders’ proportionate share of the equity in such subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014. Significant accounting policies that are new or updated from those presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014 are included below. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements and do not include all annual disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
	(c) Accounting for Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) and Financial Statement Consolidation Criteria
	The joint ventures which the Company enters into may be considered VIEs. The Company consolidates all VIEs where it is the primary beneficiary. This determination is made at the inception of the Company’s involvement with the VIE and is continuously assessed. The Company considers qualitative factors and forms a conclusion that the Company, or another interest holder, has a controlling financial interest in the VIE and, if so, whether it is the primary beneficiary. In order to determine the primary beneficiary, the Company considers who has the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impacts the VIE’s performance and has an obligation to absorb losses from or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. The Company does not consolidate VIEs where it is not the primary beneficiary. The Company accounts for these unconsolidated VIEs using either the equity method of accounting or the cost method of accounting and includes its net investment on its consolidated balance sheets. Under the equity method, the Company’s equity interest in the net income or loss from its unconsolidated VIEs is recorded in non-operating (income) expense on a net basis on its consolidated statement of operations. Equity investments in which the Company exercises significant influence but does not control and is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method. In the event of a change in ownership, any gain or loss resulting from an investee share issuance is recorded in earnings. Investments in which the Company is not able to exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the cost method. Controlling interest is determined by majority ownership interest and the ability to unilaterally direct or cause the direction of management and policies of an entity after considering any third-party participatory rights.
	The Company has determined that the ZZ Joint Venture is a VIE and has determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary. In making the initial determination, the Company considered, among other items, the change in profit distribution between the Company and Xuejiao after 20 years. The expected negative variability in the fair value of the ZZ Joint Venture’s net assets was considered to be greater during the first 20 years of the ZZ Joint Venture’s life, which coincided with our original 95% profit/loss allocation, versus the latter 30 years in which the Company’s profit/loss allocation would be reduced to 10%. As the result of an amendment to the ZZ Joint Venture agreement in 2010, the profit distribution percentages will remain in place after the first 20 years, providing further support to the determination that the Company is the primary beneficiary.
	The following tables provide additional information on the ZZ Joint Venture’s assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 which are consolidated within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
			September 30, 2014
					ZZ Joint Venture
			Consolidated		-1			-2%
	Current assets		$	16,402	$	1,310		8	%
	Long-term assets			69,274		32,621		47	%
	Total assets		$	85,676	$	33,931		40	%
	Current liabilities		$	8,605	$	5,871		68	%
	Equity			77,071		28,060		36	%
	Total liabilities and equity		$	85,676	$	33,931		40	%
			June 30, 2014
					ZZ Joint Venture
			Consolidated		-1			-2%
	Current assets		$	21,821	$	2,256		10	%
	Long-term assets			69,885		33,193		48	%
	Total assets		$	91,706	$	35,449		39	%
	Current liabilities		$	10,418	$	7,462		72	%
	Equity			81,288		27,987		34	%
	Total liabilities and equity		$	91,706	$	35,449		39	%
		-1	Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.
		-2	ZZ Joint Venture’s percentage of the amount on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
	The Company has determined that the Yima Joint Ventures are VIEs and that Yima, the joint venture partner, is the primary beneficiary since Yima has a 75% ownership interest in the Yima Joint Ventures and has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly influence the VIE’s performance.
	Until May 31, 2013, the Company accounted for its equity interest in the Yima Joint Ventures under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the Company recorded its proportionate share of the Yima Joint Ventures’ net income or loss based on the Yima Joint Venture’s financial results. As of June 1, 2013, the Company changed to the cost method of accounting because the Company concluded that it is unable to exercise significant influence over the Yima Joint Ventures. The Company’s conclusion regarding of its lack of significant influence is due to various circumstances including limited participation in operating and financial policymaking processes and the Company’s limited ability to influence technological decisions.
	The Company has determined that SES Resource Solutions, Ltd. (“SRS”) which was formed in June 2011 is a VIE and that the Company is not the primary beneficiary since neither the Company nor Midas Resources AG control SRS since each have a 50% ownership interest in SRS and the control, risks and benefits of SRS are shared equally. SRS had no assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and is inactive. Therefore the Company is in the process of winding up this business.
	The Company has determined that the TSEC Joint Venture (as defined in Note 2 – Joint Ventures – TSEC Joint Venture) is VIE and that ZCM, the joint venture partner, is the primary beneficiary since ZCM has a 65% ownership interest in the TSEC Joint Venture and has the power to direct the activities of the TSEC Joint Venture that most significantly influence its performance.
	The Company has determined that the GC Joint Venture is a VIE and has determined that it is the primary beneficiary since the Company has a 51% ownership interest in the GC Joint Venture and since there are no qualitative factors that would preclude the Company from being deemed the primary beneficiary. There were no significant assets recorded within the GC Joint Venture as of September 30, 2014. There were however, current liabilities of approximately $0.6 million as of September 30, 2014 and $1.2 million as of September 30, 2013, related to unpaid settlements of amounts due to various contractors from the initial construction work for the project. In June 2014, the Company wrote off approximately $0.6 million of these unpaid settlements according to current local business contract law. The GC Joint Venture project is not currently being developed and the Company is continuing to work to liquidate and ultimately dissolve the GC Joint Venture.
	(d) Revenue Recognition
	Revenue from sales of products, which has included the capacity fee and energy fee earned at the ZZ Joint Venture plant and is expected to include sale of methanol under the ZZ Cooperation Agreement, and sales of equipment are recognized when the following elements are satisfied: (i) there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; (ii) there is persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (iii) delivery has occurred; (iv) the sales price is fixed or determinable; and (v) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company records revenue net of any applicable value-added taxes.
	Technology licensing revenue is typically received over the course of a project’s development as milestones are met. The Company may receive upfront licensing fee payments when a license agreement is entered into. Typically, the majority of a license fee is due once project financing and equipment installation occur. The Company recognizes license fees as revenue when the license fees become due and payable under the license agreement, subject to the deferral of the amount of the performance guarantee. Fees earned for engineering services, such as services that relate to integrating our technology to a customer’s project, are recognized using the percentage-of-completion method.
	(e) Fair value measurements
	Accounting standards require that fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
	Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
	Level 2	Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
	Level 3	Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
	The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant for the fair value measurement. The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s financial assets by pricing levels, as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
			September 30, 2014
			Level 1		Level 2				Level 3		Total
	Assets:
	Certificates of Deposit		$	—	$	50	-1		$	—	$	50
	Money Market Funds			—		13,469	-2			—		13,469
			June 30, 2014
			Level 1		Level 2				Level 3		Total
	Assets:
	Certificates of Deposit		$	—	$	50	-1		$	—	$	50
	Money Market Funds			—		16,971	-2			—		16,971
	Liabilities:
	Short-term bank loan			—		3,251	-3			—		3,251
		-1	Amount included in current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
		-2	Amount included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
		-3	Amount included in current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
	The carrying values of the certificates of deposit, money market funds, short-term debt approximate fair value, which was estimated using quoted market prices for those or similar investments. The carrying value of the Company’s other financial instruments, including accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate their fair values.
	(f) Recently Issued Accounting Standards
	The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going concern. ASU 2014-15 is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU is effective for interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

Joint_Ventures

Joint Ventures	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Joint Venture [Abstract]	'
Joint Ventures [Text Block]	'
	Note 2 – Joint Ventures
	Zao Zhuang Joint Venture
	Joint Venture Agreement
	On July 6, 2006, the Company entered into a cooperative joint venture contract with Shandong Hai Hua Coal & Chemical Company Ltd., or Hai Hua, which established Synthesis Energy Systems (Zao Zhuang) New Gas Company Ltd., or the ZZ Joint Venture, a joint venture company that has the primary purposes of (i) developing, constructing and operating a syngas production plant utilizing the U-GAS® technology in Zao Zhuang City, Shandong Province, China and (ii) producing and selling syngas and the various byproducts of the plant. In August 2012, Hai Hua’s name was changed to Shandong Weijiao Group Xuecheng Energy Company Ltd., or Xuecheng Energy, after a change in control transaction. We own 97.6% of the ZZ Joint Venture and Xuecheng Energy owns the remaining 2.4%. We consolidate the results of the ZZ Joint Venture in our consolidated financial statements.
	On July 24, 2013, the ZZ Joint Venture entered into a cooperation agreement (the “ZZ Cooperation Agreement”) with Xuecheng Energy and its parent company, Shandong Xuejiao Chemical Co., Ltd. (collectively referred to as “Xuejiao”), which serves to supersede the existing syngas purchase and sale agreement among the parties dated October 22, 2006 and supplemented previously in 2008. The ZZ Cooperation Agreement, which became effective on October 31, 2013, represents the basis for an integrated syngas to methanol operation and resolution of the nonpayment of the contractual capacity fees by Xuejiao.  Under the terms of the ZZ Cooperation Agreement, Xuejiao will (i) provide the ZZ Joint Venture with use of their methanol plant for ten years at no cost to the ZZ Joint Venture, (ii) provide a bank loan guarantee of approximately $3.3 million for a majority of the financing necessary for the ZZ Joint Venture for the retrofit and related costs of the ZZ Joint Venture plant, (iii) waive certain advances previously made to the ZZ Joint Venture and (iv) supply discounted coke oven gas produced by its existing coke ovens to be used in combination with synthesis gas to produce refined methanol from the new ZZ Joint Venture integrated syngas methanol operation. The new integrated operation will be managed by the ZZ Joint Venture.
	Effective October 31, 2013, the ZZ Joint Venture terminated and waived its claims to past due capacity fees owed by Xuejiao under the prior syngas purchase and sale agreement. Pursuant to the ZZ Cooperation Agreement, prior payments of approximately $1.8 million were applied to settling the prior payments due under the syngas purchase and sale agreement. As a result, the ZZ Joint Venture recognized these related party advances as product sales of approximately $1.5 million, net of value-added taxes, during the year ended June 30, 2014.
	The ZZ Joint Venture began producing and selling methanol in November 2013 and sold 12,849 tonnes of methanol during the three months ended September 30, 2014 generating approximately $4.2 million of revenue. The Company assumed operational control of the integrated methanol production facility in October 2013 under a restructured commercial arrangement. The ZZ Joint Venture completed the plant retrofits and equipment upgrades to enable increased methanol production from integrated syngas and coke oven gas feedstock. The ZZ Joint Venture is now operating an integrated plant which has two operating modes where it (i) converts coke oven gas directly to methanol and (ii) converts coal to syngas, then blends the syngas and coke oven gas at a specific ratio to produce additional quantities of methanol.  The ZZ Joint Venture began producing and selling methanol in November 2013 from coke oven gas. The ZZ Joint Venture restarted its syngas plant for approximately two weeks during December 2013. The ZZ Joint Venture intends to manage syngas production in order to optimize results. The syngas facility will generally operate when adequate coke oven gas supplies are available to achieve the correct syngas to coke oven gas blend ratio.The ZZ Joint Venture also recently executed agreements to secure an additional minimum 4,000 normal cubic meters per hour of coke oven gas from a local supplier, with a target of 5,000 normal cubic meters per hour, in order to increase methanol production and reduce supply risks.This additional coke oven gas represents approximately a 30% increase in feedstock supply for the ZZ Joint Venture Plant. In addition, the Company is focused on lowering our operating costs, as well as reducing forced outages at the facility.
	Additionally, the Company is also evaluating alternative products and partnership structures for a possible expansion of the ZZ Joint Venture plant. In 2010, the ZZ Joint Venture received the necessary government approval for an expansion into monoethylene glycol production. This expansion project remains under evaluation by us. The Company is also evaluating certain new downstream technologies to produce high value products.
	Although the Company intends for the ZZ Joint Venture to sustain itself through its own earnings, the Company may need to make additional contributions to the ZZ Joint Venture in order for it to meet its obligations. For example, in September 2014, we made a capital contribution of $1.5 million to the ZZ Joint Venture. This capital contribution was used to pay a portion of the ZZ Short-term Loan, which was due on September 9, 2014.
	Short-term Loan Agreement with Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd
	On September 10, 2013, the ZZ Joint Venture entered into a short-term loan agreement with Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd. (the “ZZ Short-term Loan”) and received approximately $3.3 million of loan proceeds for the retrofit and related costs contemplated by the ZZ Cooperation Agreement, the principal was repaid on the due date, September 9, 2014.
	Working Capital Loan Agreement with Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd
	On October 2, 2014, the ZZ Joint Venture replaced the above ZZ Short-term Loan with a new working capital loan agreement with Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd. (the “ZZ Working Capital Loan”), and received approximately $3.3 million of loan proceeds.
	Key terms of the Working Capital Loan are as follows:
		•	Term of the loan is one year, due on September 23, 2015;
		•	Interest is payable monthly at an annual rate of 9%;
		•	Xuecheng Energy is the guarantor of the loan;
		•	Certain assets of the ZZ Joint Venture, including land use rights and the administration building, are pledged as collateral for the loan; and
		•	Subject to customary events of default which, should one or more of them occur and be continuing, would permit Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd. to declare all amounts owing under the agreement to be due and payable immediately.
	Line of Credit (Deposit Secured Loan) with Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd
	On October 8, 2014, the ZZ Joint Venture entered a Line of Credit Agreement with Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd. (the “ZZ Line of Credit Agreement”), and received a line of credit of approximately $2.4 million. On October 9, 2014, the ZZ Joint Venture entered an additional Line of Credit Agreement with Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd. and received a line of credit of approximately $0.8 million.
	Key terms of the two lines of credit are as follows:
		•	The ZZ Joint Venture is required to deposit 50% of the total face amount, or approximately $1.6 million, to Zaozhuang Bank for the line of credit as a security deposit;
		•	Term of the lines of credit is six months, due on April 8 and April 9, 2015 respectively, and can be renewed for another six months term with bank approval;
		•	Service fee is 0.05% of the face amount for each renewal.
		•	Xuecheng Energy is the guarantor of each line of credit;
		•	Certain assets of the ZZ Joint Venture, including land use rights and the administration building, are pledged as collateral for the lines of credit; and
		•	Subject to customary events of default which, should one or more of them occur and be continuing, would permit Zaozhuang Bank Co., Ltd. to declare all amounts owing under the agreements to be due and payable immediately.
	Yima Joint Ventures
	In August 2009, the Company entered into amended joint venture contracts with Yima, replacing the prior joint venture contracts entered into in October 2008 and April 2009. The joint ventures were formed for each of the gasification, methanol/methanol protein production, and utility island components of the plant, or collectively, the Yima Joint Ventures. The amended joint venture contracts provide that: (i) the Company and Yima contribute equity of 25% and 75%, respectively, to the Yima Joint Ventures; (ii) Yima will guarantee the repayment of loans from third party lenders for 50% of the project’s cost and, if debt financing is not available, Yima is obligated to provide debt financing via shareholder loans to the project until the project is able to secure third-party debt financing; and (iii) Yima will supply coal to the project from a mine located in close proximity to the project at a preferential price subject to a definitive agreement to be subsequently negotiated. In connection with entering into the amended contracts, the Company and Yima contributed remaining cash equity contributions of $29.3 million and $90.8 million, respectively, to the Yima Joint Ventures during the three months ended September 30, 2009. The Company is responsible for our share of any cost overruns on the project.
	In exchange for such capital contributions, the Company owns a 25% interest in each joint venture and Yima owns a 75% interest. Notwithstanding this, in connection with an expansion of the project, the Company has the option to contribute a greater percentage of capital for the expansion, such that as a result, the Company would have up to a 49% ownership interest in the Yima Joint Ventures.
	The remaining capital for the project has been funded with project debt obtained by the Yima Joint Ventures. Yima agreed to guarantee the project debt in order to secure debt financing from domestic Chinese banking sources. The Company has agreed to pledge to Yima its ownership interests in the joint ventures as security for the Company’s obligations under any project guarantee. In the event that the necessary additional debt financing is not obtained, Yima has agreed to provide a loan to the joint ventures to satisfy the remaining capital needs of the project with terms comparable to current market rates at the time of the loan.
	Under the terms of the joint venture agreements, the Yima Joint Ventures are to be governed by a board of directors consisting of eight directors, two of whom were appointed by the Company and six of whom were appointed by Yima. The joint ventures also have officers that are nominated by the Company, Yima and/or the board of directors pursuant to the terms of the joint venture contracts. The Company and Yima shall share the profits, and bear the risks and losses, of the joint ventures in proportion to their respective ownership interests. The term of the joint venture shall commence upon each joint venture company obtaining its business operating license and shall end 30 years after commercial operation of the plant.
	The Yima Joint Venture plant generated its first methanol production in December 2012. The Yima Joint Venture plant’s refined methanol section was fully commissioned in December 2013, and has operated at limited capacity since that date. The plant is designed to produce 300,000 tonnes per year of methanol from operating two of its three available gasifiers and has achieved 100% peak syngas production levels and 80% peak methanol production levels. This plant is intended to provide a commercial demonstration of the Company’s technology as deployed on a much larger scale than the ZZ Joint Venture plant.
	The Yima Joint Venture initiated an outage in March that was intended to allow the plant to make broad and miscellaneous improvements to many areas of the entire methanol producing facility which had not been completed or properly installed. Many of these improvements were punch-list items left over from construction, along with improvements which have been learned from the past year’s operation at the plant. Additionally, it was identified during this time that the Yima Joint Venture has not installed all the required units related to removal of sulfur compounds from syngas. A portion of these repairs were completed and the facility was restarted in late June 2014. After three weeks of operation the plant was shut down again due to improper repair techniques on its Heat Recovery System Generator.
	The Company has included approximately $3.0 million of royalty costs due to GTI for the Yima Joint Ventures’ U-GAS® license as part of its investment in joint ventures on its consolidated balance sheet, including a $1.5 million payment paid to GTI in June 2009 (when the amended joint venture contracts were signed), a $0.5 million payment in October 2013, and $1.0 million of payments in January 2014.
	Until May 31, 2013, the Company accounted for its equity interest in the Yima Joint Ventures under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the Company recorded its proportionate share of the Yima Joint Ventures’ net income or loss based on the Yima Joint Venture’s financial results. As of June 1, 2013, the Company changed to the cost method of accounting because the Company concluded that it is unable to exercise significant influence over the Yima Joint Ventures. The Company’s conclusion regarding its lack of significant influence is based on its interactions with the Yima Joint Ventures related to the start-up and operations and due to various other circumstances including limited participation in operating and financial policymaking processes and the Company’s limited ability to influence technological decisions. There was no equity in losses of the Yima Joint Ventures recognized for financial reporting purposes for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 since the Company changed from the equity method to the cost method of accounting as of June 1, 2013.
	Additionally, in January 2011, the Company signed gasifier sales agreements with the Yima Joint Ventures to sell gasifiers and gasifier related equipment for an aggregate contract price of $3.0 million. A portion of the equipment associated with these orders was ordered from ZCM (as defined under “Joint Venture with ZCM” in this Note 2). The gasifiers were completed and delivered in January 2012 to the Yima Joint Ventures. As of September 30, 2014, the Yima Joint Ventures had paid $2.4 million of the total contract price and still owed the remaining payment approximately of $0.67 million to the Company. The Company still owes $0.67 million to both ZCM and an additional vendor associated with the equipment purchase, which is accrued as a current liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
	TSEC Joint Venture
	Joint Venture Contract
	On February 14, 2014, SES Asia Technologies Limited, one of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, entered into a Joint Venture Contract (the “JV Contract”) with Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd. (“ZCM”) to form Jangsu Tianwo-SES Clean Energy Technologies Limited (the “TSEC” Joint Venture”). The purpose of the TSEC Joint Venture is to establish the Company’s gasification technology as the leading gasification technology in the TSEC Joint Venture territory (which is initially China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Mongolia and Malaysia) by becoming a leading provider of proprietary equipment for the technology. The scope of the TSEC Joint Venture is to market and license the Company’s gasification technology via project sublicenses; procurement and sale of proprietary equipment and services; coal testing; and engineering, procurement and research and development related to the technology. ZCM contributed RMB 53,800,000 in April 2014 and is required to contribute an additional RMB 46,200,000 within two years of contract execution for a total contribution of RMB 100,000,000 (approximately USD $16 million) in cash to the TSEC Joint Venture, and owns 65% of the TSEC Joint Venture. The Company has contributed an exclusive license to use of its technology in the TSEC Joint Venture territory pursuant to the terms of a Technology Usage and Contribution Agreement entered into among the TSEC Joint Venture, ZCM and the Company (the “TUCA”) on the same date. The Company owns 35% of the TSEC Joint Venture.
	Under the JV Contract, neither party may transfer their interests in the TSEC Joint Venture without first offering such interests to the other party. Notwithstanding this, the Company has the right until 30 days after the first project sublicense is entered into by the TSEC Joint Venture to transfer 5% of its interest to a financial investor. If the Company elects not to transfer such 5% interest during that period, ZCM has the option to purchase such interest from the Company for RMB 10,000,000 (approximately USD$1.6 million).
	The JV Contract also includes a non-competition provision which requires that the JV be the exclusive legal entity within the TSEC Joint Venture territory for the marketing and sale of any gasification technology or related equipment that utilizes low quality coal feedstock. Notwithstanding this, ZCM has the right to manufacture and sell gasification equipment outside the scope of the TSEC Joint Venture within the TSEC Joint Venture territory. In addition, the Company has the right to develop and invest equity in projects outside of the TSEC Joint Venture within the TSEC Joint Venture territory. After the termination of the TSEC Joint Venture, ZCM must obtain written consent from the Company for the market development of any gasification technology that utilizes feedstock in the TSEC Joint Venture territory.
	The JV Contract may be terminated upon, among other things, (i) a material breach of the JV Contract which is not cured, (ii) a violation of the TUCA, (iii) the failure to obtain positive net income within 24 months of establishing the TSEC Joint Venture or (iv) mutual agreement of the parties.
	On March 18, 2014, the TSEC Joint Venture received the required 20-year business license from the State Administration for Industry & Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (SAIC) in Zhangjiagang. On April 8, 2014, the transactions were completed and the TSEC Joint Venture began operations.
	Technology Usage and Contribution Agreement
	Pursuant to the TUCA, the Company has contributed to the TSEC Joint Venture the exclusive right to the Company’s gasification technology in the TSEC Joint Venture territory, including the right to: (i) grant site specific project sub-licenses to third parties; (ii) use the Company’s marks for proprietary equipment and services; (iii) engineer and/or design processes that utilize the Company’s technology or other Company intellectual property; (iv) provide engineering and design services for joint venture projects and (v) take over the development of projects in the TSEC Joint Venture territory that have previously been developed by the Company and its affiliates.
	The TSEC Joint Venture will be the exclusive operational entity for business relating to the Company’s technology in the TSEC Joint Venture Territory. If the TSEC Joint Venture loses exclusivity due to a Company breach, ZCM is to be compensated for direct losses and all lost project profits. The Company will also provide training for technical personnel of the TSEC Joint Venture through the second anniversary of the establishment of the TSEC Joint Venture. The Company will also provide a review of engineering works for the TSEC Joint Venture. If modifications are suggested by the Company and not made, the TSEC Joint Venture bears the liability resulting from such failure. If the Company suggests modifications and there is still liability resulting from the engineering work, it is the liability of the Company.
	Any party making, whether patentable or not, improvements relating to the Company technology after the establishment of the TSEC Joint Venture, grants to the other Party an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty free right to use or license such improvements and agrees to make such improvements available to the Company free of charge. All such improvements shall become part of the Company’s technology and both parties shall have the same rights, licenses and obligations with respect to the improvement as contemplated by the TUCA.
	The TSEC Joint Venture will establish an Intellectual Property Committee, with two representatives from the TSEC Joint Venture and two from the Company. This Committee shall review all improvements and protection measures and recommend actions to be taken by the TSEC Joint Venture in furtherance thereof. Notwithstanding this, each party is entitled to take actions on its own to protect intellectual property rights.
	Any breach of or default under the TUCA which is not cured on notice entitles the non-breaching party to terminate. The parties can suspend performance of the TUCA in the event of a dispute if the dispute poses a significant adverse impact on performance. The TSEC Joint Venture indemnifies the Company for misuse of the Company’s technology or infringement of the Company’s technology upon rights of any third party.
	The following table presents summarized unconsolidated financial information for the TSEC Venture (in thousands):
	Income Statement data:		Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Revenue		$	—
	Operating loss			-675
	Net loss			-676
	Balance sheet data:		September 30,		June 30,
			2014		2014
	Current assets		$	8,129	$	8,573
	Noncurrent assets			8,241		8,458
	Current liabilities			21		3
	Noncurrent liabilities			—		—
	Equity			16,349		17,028
SES Resource Solutions
SES Resource Solutions, Ltd., or SRS, is a joint venture owned 50% by us and 50% by Midas Resources AG, or Midas that was formed in June 2011 to provide additional avenues of commercialization for the Company’s technology. Key objectives of the joint venture are to identify and procure low cost, low rank coal resources for which the Company’s technology represents the best route to commercialization; to provide investment opportunities in both gasification facilities and coal resources; and to facilitate the establishment of gasification projects globally based on the Company’s technology. In December 2012, SRS suspended its activities due to the unavailability of financing for coal resources. Therefore the Company is in the process of winding up this business.
The Company’s investment in SRS is accounted for using the equity method. SRS has no assets or liabilities as amounts are funded by the Company as costs are incurred.

GTI_License_Agreement

GTI License Agreement	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure G T I License Agreement Additional Information Abstract [Abstract]	'
Amended And Restated License Agreement Disclosure	'
	Note 3 – GTI License Agreement
	On November 5, 2009, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (the “GTI Agreement”) with GTI, replacing the Amended and Restated License Agreement between the Company and GTI dated August 31, 2006, as amended. Under the GTI Agreement, the Company maintains its exclusive worldwide right to license the U-GAS® technology for all types of coals and coal/biomass mixtures with coal content exceeding 60%, as well as the non-exclusive right to license the original U-GAS® technology for 100% biomass and coal/biomass blends exceeding 40% biomass.
	In order to sublicense any U-GAS ® system, the Company is required to comply with certain requirements set forth in the GTI Agreement. In the preliminary stage of developing a potential sublicense, the Company is required to provide notice and certain information regarding the potential sublicense to GTI and GTI is required to provide notice of approval or non-approval within ten business days of the date of the notice from the Company, provided that GTI is required to not unreasonably withhold their approval. If GTI does not respond within that ten business day period, they are deemed to have approved of the sublicense. The Company is required to provide updates on any potential sublicenses once every three months during the term of the GTI Agreement. The Company is also restricted from offering a competing gasification technology during the term of the GTI Agreement.
	For each U-GAS® unit which the Company licenses, designs, builds or operates for itself or for a party other than a sublicensee and which uses coal or a coal and biomass mixture or biomass as the feed stock, the Company must pay a royalty based upon a calculation using the MMBtu per hour of dry syngas production of a rated design capacity, payable in installments at the beginning and at the completion of the construction of a project (the “Standard Royalty”). If the Company invests, or has the option to invest, in a specified percentage of the equity of a third party, and the royalty payable by such third party for their sublicense exceeds the Standard Royalty, the Company is required to pay to GTI, an agreed percentage split of third party licensing fees (the “Agreed Percentage”) of such royalty payable by such third party. However, if the royalty payable by such third party for their sublicense is less than the Standard Royalty, the Company is required to pay to GTI, in addition to the Agreed Percentage of such royalty payable by such third party, the Agreed Percentage of its dividends and liquidation proceeds from its equity investment in the third party. In addition, if the Company receives a carried interest in a third party, and the carried interest is less than a specified percentage of the equity of such third party, the Company is required to pay to GTI, in its sole discretion, either (i) the Standard Royalty or (ii) the Agreed Percentage of the royalty payable to such third party for their sublicense, as well as the Agreed Percentage of the carried interest. The Company will be required to pay the Standard Royalty to GTI if the percentage of the equity of a third party that the Company (a) invests in, (b) has an option to invest in, or (c) receives a carried interest in, exceeds the percentage of the third party specified in the preceding sentence.
	The Company is required to make an annual payment to GTI for each year of the term, with such annual payment due by the last day of January of the following year; provided, however, that the Company is entitled to deduct all royalties paid to GTI in a given year under the GTI Agreement from this amount, and if such royalties exceed the annual payment amount in a given year, the Company is not required to make the annual payment. The Company accrues the annual royalty expense ratably over the calendar year as adjusted for any royalties paid during year as applicable. The Company must also provide GTI with a copy of each contract that it enters into relating to a U-GAS® system and report to GTI with its progress on development of the technology every six months.
	For a period of ten years, the Company and GTI are restricted from disclosing any confidential information (as defined in the GTI Agreement) to any person other than employees of affiliates or contractors who are required to deal with such information, and such persons will be bound by the confidentiality provisions of the GTI Agreement. The Company has further indemnified GTI and its affiliates from any liability or loss resulting from unauthorized disclosure or use of any confidential information that the Company receives.
	The GTI Agreement expires on August 31, 2016, but may be extended for two additional ten-year periods at the Company’s option.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Note 4 – Stock-Based Compensation
	As of September 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding stock option and restricted stock awards granted under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Incentive Plan”), under which the Company’s stockholders have authorized a total of 12,000,000 shares of common stock for awards under the Incentive Plan. As of September 30, 2014, there were 1,740,683 shares authorized for future issuance pursuant to the Incentive Plan. Under the Incentive Plan, the Company may grant incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to officers, directors, employees and non-employees. Stock option awards generally vest ratably over a one to four year period and expire ten years after the date of grant.
	Stock option activity during the three months ended September 30, 2014 was as follows:
		Shares of Common Stock Underlying
		Stock Options
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014	7,702,550
	Granted	301,025
	Exercised	-117,500
	Forfeited	-20,000
	Outstanding at September 30, 2014	7,866,075
	Exercisable at September 30, 2014	7,006,898
	The fair values for the stock options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2014 were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Morton option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
	Risk-free rate of return		1.67	%
	Expected life of award		5.1 years
	Expected dividend yield		0	%
	Expected volatility of stock		85	%
	Weighted-average grant date fair value	$	0.87
	Stock warrants activity during the three months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:
		Shares of Common Stock Underlying
		Stock Warrants
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014	6,616,667
	Granted	—
	Exercised	—
	Outstanding at September 30, 2014	6,616,667
	The Company recognizes the stock-based compensation expense related to the Incentive Plan awards and warrants over the requisite service period. The following table presents stock based compensation expense attributable to stock option awards issued under the Incentive Plan and attributable to warrants issued to consulting firms as compensation (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2014			2013
	Incentive Plan	$	285		$	333
	Warrants and stock		—			713
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	285		$	1,046

Net_Loss_Per_Share

Net Loss Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Net Loss Per Share Data	'
	Note 5 – Net Loss Per Share
	Historical net loss per share of common stock is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Basic loss per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Stock options, warrants and unvested restricted stock are the only potential dilutive share equivalents the Company has outstanding for the periods presented. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, options and warrants to purchase common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive as the Company incurred net losses during those periods.

Risks_and_Uncertainties

Risks and Uncertainties	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]	'
Risks and Uncertainties	'
	Note 6 – Risks and Uncertainties
	Any future decrease in economic activity in China, India or in other regions of the world, in which the Company may in the future do business, could significantly and adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition in a number of other ways. Any decline in economic conditions may reduce the demand for prices from the products from our plants, thus the Company’s ability to finance and develop its existing projects, commence any new projects and sell its products could be adversely impacted.
	As disclosed in Note 2, the ZZ Joint Venture began producing and selling methanol in November 2013 and sold 12,849 tonnes of methanol during the three months ended September 30, 2014 generating approximately $4.2 million of revenue. The ZZ Joint Venture has worked to complete the plant retrofits and equipment upgrades to enable increased methanol production from integrated syngas and coke oven gas feedstock. There can be no assurances that the methanol production operations contemplated by the ZZ Cooperation Agreement will be profitable. Profitability will be dependent on, among other things, our management of the operations of the plant, pricing of methanol, coal and power, and maintaining necessary government approvals.
	The Yima Joint Venture plant’s refined methanol section was fully commissioned in December 2013, and has operated at limited capacity since that date. Methanol production was approximately 27% of its capacity during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The plant is designed to produce 300,000 tonnes per year of methanol from operating two of its three available gasifiers and has achieved 100% peak syngas production levels and 80% peak methanol production levels. Yima initiated an outage in March that should allow the plant to make improvements to the upstream and downstream units adjacent to the Company’s gasification systems at the Yima Joint Venture plant. . Many of these improvements were punch-list items left over from construction, along with improvements which have been learned from the past year’s operation at the plant. Additionally, it was identified during this time that the Yima Joint Venture has not installed all the required units related to removal of sulfur compounds from syngas. A portion of these repairs were completed and the facility was restarted in late June 2014. After three weeks of operation the plant was shut down again due to improper repair techniques on its Heat Recovery System Generator. The Company has limited influence on the operating and financial policymaking of the Yima Joint Ventures. There can be no assurances that the Yima Joint Ventures’ operations will be profitable or that dividends will be paid to the Company. There have been a variety of minor construction related shutdowns which are normally seen in the startup of these types of facilities, but the shutdowns have generally not been related to the gasifier systems. In addition, the Yima Joint Ventures still owe the Company approximately $0.67 million for certain gasifiers and gasifier related equipment delivered in 2012, a portion of which is due from the Company to ZCM and the balance to a second vendor for providing equipment associated with the gasifiers. It is unclear when or if the balance of this money will be paid to the Company from the Yima Joint Venture.
	Although the Company has made significant progress recently on partnering its China business through the TSEC Joint Venture, the Company expects to continue to have negative operating cash flows until it can generate sufficient cash flows from its technology, equipment and services business and SES China (including the ZZ Joint Venture, the Yima Joint Ventures and the TSEC Joint Venture) to cover its general and administrative expenses and other operating costs. In addition, the Company may need to aggressively pursue additional partners in China and may need to seek other equity financing or reduce its operating expenses. The Company will also limit the development of any further projects until it has assurances that acceptable financing is available to complete the project.
	The majority of our revenues are derived from the sale of methanol in China. We do not have long term offtake agreements for these sales, so revenues fluctuate based on local market spot prices, which have been under significant pressure and are generally not consistent or predictable, and we are unsure of how much longer this will continue. Our liquidity and capital resources will be materially adversely affected if markets remain under pressure, and we are unable to obtain satisfactory process for these commodities or if prospective buyers do not purchase these commodities
	The Company currently plans to use its available cash for (i) securing orders and other associated tasks associated with the Company’s distributed power initiatives such as in Pakistan with General Electric; (ii) executing the Company’s strategy to develop market based business verticals; (iii) general and administrative expenses; and (iv) working capital and other general corporate purposes. Although the Company intends for the ZZ Joint Venture to sustain itself through its own earnings, the Company may also need to make additional contributions to the ZZ Joint Venture in order for it to meet its obligations until the ZZ Joint Venture generates sufficient cash flows to cover its operating costs and debt service. The actual allocation and timing of these expenditures will be dependent on various factors, including changes in the Company’s strategic relationships, commodity prices and industry conditions, and other factors that the Company cannot currently predict. In particular, any future decrease in economic activity in China or in other regions of the world in which the Company may in the future do business could significantly and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Operating cash flows from the Company’s joint venture operating projects can be positively or negatively impacted by changes in coal and methanol prices. These are commodities where market pricing is often cyclical in nature.
	The Company does not currently have all of the financial and human resources to fully develop and execute on all of its other business opportunities; however, the Company intends to finance their development through paid services, technology access fees, equity and debt financings and by securing financial and strategic partners focused on development of these opportunities. The Company can make no assurances that its business operations will provide it with sufficient cash flows to continue its operations. The Company may need to raise additional capital through equity and debt financing for any new ventures that are developed, to support its existing projects and possible expansions thereof and for its corporate general and administrative expenses. The Company is considering a full range of financing options in order to create the most value in the context of the increasing interest the Company is witnessing in its proprietary technology. The Company cannot provide any assurance that any financing will be available to it in the future on acceptable terms or at all. Any such financing could be dilutive to its existing stockholders. If the Company cannot raise required funds on acceptable terms, it may not be able to, among other things, (i) maintain its general and administrative expenses at current levels including retention of key personnel and consultants; (ii) successfully develop its licensing and related service businesses; (iii) negotiate and enter into new gasification plant development contracts and licensing agreements; (iv) make additional capital contributions to its joint ventures; (v) fund certain obligations as they become due; or (vi) respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated capital requirements.
	The Company is subject to concentration of credit risk with respect to our cash and cash equivalents, which it attempts to minimize by maintaining cash and cash equivalents with major high credit quality financial institutions. At times, the Company’s cash balances in a particular financial institution may exceed limits that are insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or equivalent agencies in foreign countries such as Hong Kong.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Information	'
	Note 7 – Segment Information
	The Company’s reportable operating segments have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management reporting structure and include SES China, Technology Licensing and Related Services, and Corporate. The SES China reporting segment includes all of the assets and operations and related administrative costs for China including initial closing costs relating to our joint ventures. The Technology Licensing and Related Services reporting segment includes all of the Company’s current operating activities outside of China. The Corporate reporting segment includes the executive and administrative expenses of the corporate office in Houston. The Company evaluates performance based upon several factors, of which a primary financial measure is segment operating income or loss.
	The following table presents statements of operations data and assets by segment (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2014		2013
	Revenue:
	SES China	$	4,214	$	—
	Technology licensing and related services		—		—
	Total revenue	$	4,214	$	—
	Depreciation and amortization:
	SES China	$	521	$	515
	Technology licensing and related services		50		47
	Corporate & other		2		3
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	573	$	565
	Operating loss:
	SES China	$	-2,637	$	-2,664
	Technology licensing and related services		-597		-90
	Corporate & other		-1,260		-1,377
	Total operating loss	$	-4,494	$	-4,131
	Interest expense:
	SES China	$	64	$	69
	Technology licensing and related services		—		—
	Corporate & other		—		—
	Total interest expense	$	64	$	69
	Equity in losses of joint ventures:
	SES China	$	—	$	—
	Technology licensing and related services		—		—
	Corporate & other		—		1
	Total equity in losses of joint ventures	$	—	$	1
		September 30,		June 30,
		2014		2014
	Assets:
	SES China	$	67,521	$	76,316
	Technology licensing and related services		982		943
	Corporate & other		17,173		14,447
	Total assets	$	85,676	$	91,706

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Organization and description of business	'
	(a) Organization and description of business
	Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (“SES”), together with its wholly-owned and majority-owned controlled subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is an energy and gasification technology company that provides products and solutions to the energy and chemical industries. The Company’s business is to create value by supplying its technology, equipment and services into global projects where lower cost low quality coals, coal wastes, municipal wastes, agricultural biomass, and other biomass feedstocks can be profitably converted through its proprietary gasification technology into clean synthesis gas, or syngas (a mixture of primarily hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane), which is then used to produce a variety of high value energy and chemical products. The Company’s initial operating projects to date convert high ash coal and coal wastes to chemical grade methanol, and the Company is pursuing a variety of additional global projects under development by customers who may use its technology platform to convert low quality coals such as lignite, coal wastes, municipal wastes and agricultural waste biomass to high value products such as electric power, transportation fuels, substitute natural gas fuel for direct reduction iron steel making and other products. The Company’s technology is originally based on the U-GAS® process developed by the Gas Technology Institute and the Company has augmented and differentiated the technology through design, detailed engineering, constructing, starting up and operating two commercial plants in China. The Company’s headquarters are located in Houston, Texas.
Basis Of Presentation And Principles Of Consolidation	'
	(b) Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation
	The consolidated financial statements for the periods presented are unaudited. Operating results for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.
	The consolidated financial statements are in U.S. dollars. Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries in the consolidated balance sheets represents minority stockholders’ proportionate share of the equity in such subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014. Significant accounting policies that are new or updated from those presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014 are included below. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements and do not include all annual disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Accounting for Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") and Financial Statement Consolidation Criteria	'
	(c) Accounting for Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”) and Financial Statement Consolidation Criteria
	The joint ventures which the Company enters into may be considered VIEs. The Company consolidates all VIEs where it is the primary beneficiary. This determination is made at the inception of the Company’s involvement with the VIE and is continuously assessed. The Company considers qualitative factors and forms a conclusion that the Company, or another interest holder, has a controlling financial interest in the VIE and, if so, whether it is the primary beneficiary. In order to determine the primary beneficiary, the Company considers who has the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impacts the VIE’s performance and has an obligation to absorb losses from or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. The Company does not consolidate VIEs where it is not the primary beneficiary. The Company accounts for these unconsolidated VIEs using either the equity method of accounting or the cost method of accounting and includes its net investment on its consolidated balance sheets. Under the equity method, the Company’s equity interest in the net income or loss from its unconsolidated VIEs is recorded in non-operating (income) expense on a net basis on its consolidated statement of operations. Equity investments in which the Company exercises significant influence but does not control and is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method. In the event of a change in ownership, any gain or loss resulting from an investee share issuance is recorded in earnings. Investments in which the Company is not able to exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the cost method. Controlling interest is determined by majority ownership interest and the ability to unilaterally direct or cause the direction of management and policies of an entity after considering any third-party participatory rights.
	The Company has determined that the ZZ Joint Venture is a VIE and has determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary. In making the initial determination, the Company considered, among other items, the change in profit distribution between the Company and Xuejiao after 20 years. The expected negative variability in the fair value of the ZZ Joint Venture’s net assets was considered to be greater during the first 20 years of the ZZ Joint Venture’s life, which coincided with our original 95% profit/loss allocation, versus the latter 30 years in which the Company’s profit/loss allocation would be reduced to 10%. As the result of an amendment to the ZZ Joint Venture agreement in 2010, the profit distribution percentages will remain in place after the first 20 years, providing further support to the determination that the Company is the primary beneficiary.
	The following tables provide additional information on the ZZ Joint Venture’s assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 which are consolidated within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
			September 30, 2014
					ZZ Joint Venture
			Consolidated		-1			-2%
	Current assets		$	16,402	$	1,310		8	%
	Long-term assets			69,274		32,621		47	%
	Total assets		$	85,676	$	33,931		40	%
	Current liabilities		$	8,605	$	5,871		68	%
	Equity			77,071		28,060		36	%
	Total liabilities and equity		$	85,676	$	33,931		40	%
			June 30, 2014
					ZZ Joint Venture
			Consolidated		-1			-2%
	Current assets		$	21,821	$	2,256		10	%
	Long-term assets			69,885		33,193		48	%
	Total assets		$	91,706	$	35,449		39	%
	Current liabilities		$	10,418	$	7,462		72	%
	Equity			81,288		27,987		34	%
	Total liabilities and equity		$	91,706	$	35,449		39	%
		-1	Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.
		-2	ZZ Joint Venture’s percentage of the amount on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
	The Company has determined that the Yima Joint Ventures are VIEs and that Yima, the joint venture partner, is the primary beneficiary since Yima has a 75% ownership interest in the Yima Joint Ventures and has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly influence the VIE’s performance.
	Until May 31, 2013, the Company accounted for its equity interest in the Yima Joint Ventures under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the Company recorded its proportionate share of the Yima Joint Ventures’ net income or loss based on the Yima Joint Venture’s financial results. As of June 1, 2013, the Company changed to the cost method of accounting because the Company concluded that it is unable to exercise significant influence over the Yima Joint Ventures. The Company’s conclusion regarding of its lack of significant influence is due to various circumstances including limited participation in operating and financial policymaking processes and the Company’s limited ability to influence technological decisions.
	The Company has determined that SES Resource Solutions, Ltd. (“SRS”) which was formed in June 2011 is a VIE and that the Company is not the primary beneficiary since neither the Company nor Midas Resources AG control SRS since each have a 50% ownership interest in SRS and the control, risks and benefits of SRS are shared equally. SRS had no assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and is inactive. Therefore the Company is in the process of winding up this business.
	The Company has determined that the TSEC Joint Venture (as defined in Note 2 – Joint Ventures – TSEC Joint Venture) is VIE and that ZCM, the joint venture partner, is the primary beneficiary since ZCM has a 65% ownership interest in the TSEC Joint Venture and has the power to direct the activities of the TSEC Joint Venture that most significantly influence its performance.
	The Company has determined that the GC Joint Venture is a VIE and has determined that it is the primary beneficiary since the Company has a 51% ownership interest in the GC Joint Venture and since there are no qualitative factors that would preclude the Company from being deemed the primary beneficiary. There were no significant assets recorded within the GC Joint Venture as of September 30, 2014. There were however, current liabilities of approximately $0.6 million as of September 30, 2014 and $1.2 million as of September 30, 2013, related to unpaid settlements of amounts due to various contractors from the initial construction work for the project. In June 2014, the Company wrote off approximately $0.6 million of these unpaid settlements according to current local business contract law. The GC Joint Venture project is not currently being developed and the Company is continuing to work to liquidate and ultimately dissolve the GC Joint Venture.
Revenue Recognition	'
	(d) Revenue Recognition
	Revenue from sales of products, which has included the capacity fee and energy fee earned at the ZZ Joint Venture plant and is expected to include sale of methanol under the ZZ Cooperation Agreement, and sales of equipment are recognized when the following elements are satisfied: (i) there are no uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; (ii) there is persuasive evidence that an agreement exists; (iii) delivery has occurred; (iv) the sales price is fixed or determinable; and (v) collectability is reasonably assured. The Company records revenue net of any applicable value-added taxes.
	Technology licensing revenue is typically received over the course of a project’s development as milestones are met. The Company may receive upfront licensing fee payments when a license agreement is entered into. Typically, the majority of a license fee is due once project financing and equipment installation occur. The Company recognizes license fees as revenue when the license fees become due and payable under the license agreement, subject to the deferral of the amount of the performance guarantee. Fees earned for engineering services, such as services that relate to integrating our technology to a customer’s project, are recognized using the percentage-of-completion method.
Fair value measurements	'
	(e) Fair value measurements
	Accounting standards require that fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
	Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
	Level 2	Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
	Level 3	Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
	The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant for the fair value measurement. The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s financial assets by pricing levels, as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
			September 30, 2014
			Level 1		Level 2				Level 3		Total
	Assets:
	Certificates of Deposit		$	—	$	50	-1		$	—	$	50
	Money Market Funds			—		13,469	-2			—		13,469
			June 30, 2014
			Level 1		Level 2				Level 3		Total
	Assets:
	Certificates of Deposit		$	—	$	50	-1		$	—	$	50
	Money Market Funds			—		16,971	-2			—		16,971
	Liabilities:
	Short-term bank loan			—		3,251	-3			—		3,251
		-1	Amount included in current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
		-2	Amount included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
		-3	Amount included in current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
	The carrying values of the certificates of deposit, money market funds, short-term debt approximate fair value, which was estimated using quoted market prices for those or similar investments. The carrying value of the Company’s other financial instruments, including accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate their fair values.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	'
	(f) Recently Issued Accounting Standards
	The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going concern. ASU 2014-15 is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU is effective for interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Additional Information on ZZ Joint Venture's Assets and Liabilities	'
	The following tables provide additional information on the ZZ Joint Venture’s assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 which are consolidated within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
			September 30, 2014
					ZZ Joint Venture
			Consolidated		-1			-2%
	Current assets		$	16,402	$	1,310		8	%
	Long-term assets			69,274		32,621		47	%
	Total assets		$	85,676	$	33,931		40	%
	Current liabilities		$	8,605	$	5,871		68	%
	Equity			77,071		28,060		36	%
	Total liabilities and equity		$	85,676	$	33,931		40	%
			June 30, 2014
					ZZ Joint Venture
			Consolidated		-1			-2%
	Current assets		$	21,821	$	2,256		10	%
	Long-term assets			69,885		33,193		48	%
	Total assets		$	91,706	$	35,449		39	%
	Current liabilities		$	10,418	$	7,462		72	%
	Equity			81,288		27,987		34	%
	Total liabilities and equity		$	91,706	$	35,449		39	%
		-1	Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.
		-2	ZZ Joint Venture’s percentage of the amount on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Valuation of Financial Assets by Pricing Levels	'
	The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant for the fair value measurement. The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s financial assets by pricing levels, as of September 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
			September 30, 2014
			Level 1		Level 2				Level 3		Total
	Assets:
	Certificates of Deposit		$	—	$	50	-1		$	—	$	50
	Money Market Funds			—		13,469	-2			—		13,469
			June 30, 2014
			Level 1		Level 2				Level 3		Total
	Assets:
	Certificates of Deposit		$	—	$	50	-1		$	—	$	50
	Money Market Funds			—		16,971	-2			—		16,971
	Liabilities:
	Short-term bank loan			—		3,251	-3			—		3,251
		-1	Amount included in current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
		-2	Amount included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
		-3	Amount included in current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Joint_Ventures_Tables

Joint Ventures (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Joint Venture [Abstract]	'
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Statement [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents summarized unconsolidated financial information for the TSEC Venture (in thousands):
	Income Statement data:	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Revenue	$	—
	Operating loss		-675
	Net loss		-676
	Balance sheet data:	September 30,		June 30,
		2014		2014
	Current assets	$	8,129	$	8,573
	Noncurrent assets		8,241		8,458
	Current liabilities		21		3
	Noncurrent liabilities		—		—
	Equity		16,349		17,028

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Stock-Based Compensation Expense Attributable To Stock Option Awards	'
	The following table presents stock based compensation expense attributable to stock option awards issued under the Incentive Plan and attributable to warrants issued to consulting firms as compensation (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2014			2013
	Incentive Plan	$	285		$	333
	Warrants and stock		—			713
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	285		$	1,046
Employee Stock Option [Member]	'
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Weighed Average Assumptions used to Estimate Fair Values of Stock Option	'
	The fair values for the stock options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2014 were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Morton option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
	Risk-free rate of return		1.67	%
	Expected life of award		5.1 years
	Expected dividend yield		0	%
	Expected volatility of stock		85	%
	Weighted-average grant date fair value	$	0.87
Stock Option Activity	'
	Stock option activity during the three months ended September 30, 2014 was as follows:
		Shares of Common Stock Underlying
		Stock Options
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014	7,702,550
	Granted	301,025
	Exercised	-117,500
	Forfeited	-20,000
	Outstanding at September 30, 2014	7,866,075
	Exercisable at September 30, 2014	7,006,898
Warrant [Member]	'
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Stock Option Activity	'
	Stock warrants activity during the three months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:
		Shares of Common Stock Underlying
		Stock Warrants
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014	6,616,667
	Granted	—
	Exercised	—
	Outstanding at September 30, 2014	6,616,667

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Revenue, Operating Loss and Total Assets by Segment	'
	The following table presents statements of operations data and assets by segment (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2014		2013
	Revenue:
	SES China	$	4,214	$	—
	Technology licensing and related services		—		—
	Total revenue	$	4,214	$	—
	Depreciation and amortization:
	SES China	$	521	$	515
	Technology licensing and related services		50		47
	Corporate & other		2		3
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	573	$	565
	Operating loss:
	SES China	$	-2,637	$	-2,664
	Technology licensing and related services		-597		-90
	Corporate & other		-1,260		-1,377
	Total operating loss	$	-4,494	$	-4,131
	Interest expense:
	SES China	$	64	$	69
	Technology licensing and related services		—		—
	Corporate & other		—		—
	Total interest expense	$	64	$	69
	Equity in losses of joint ventures:
	SES China	$	—	$	—
	Technology licensing and related services		—		—
	Corporate & other		—		1
	Total equity in losses of joint ventures	$	—	$	1
		September 30,		June 30,
		2014		2014
	Assets:
	SES China	$	67,521	$	76,316
	Technology licensing and related services		982		943
	Corporate & other		17,173		14,447
	Total assets	$	85,676	$	91,706

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Period of change in profit distribution between the Company and the joint venture	'20 years	'
Period for period allocation percentage reduce	'30 years	'
Joint Venture, Percentage Of Ownership Interest Held By Variable Interest Entity	65.00%	'
Investment in Yima joint ventures	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership interest of beneficiary	75.00%	'
Gc Joint Ventures	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership interest of beneficiary	51.00%	'
Current liabilities assumed	$0.60	$1.20
Other Noncash Income	$0.60	'
SES Resource Solutions, Ltd [Member]	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership interest of beneficiary	50.00%	'
Zz Joint Venture	'	'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'
Period of change in profit distribution between the Company and the joint venture	'20 years	'
Profit loss allocation percent	95.00%	'
Decrease in companies profit loss allocation	10.00%	'

Additional_Information_on_ZZ_J

Additional Information on ZZ Joint Venture's Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'		'
Current assets	$16,402		$21,821
Long-term assets	69,274		69,885
Total assets	85,676		91,706
Current liabilities	8,605		10,418
Equity	77,071		81,288
Total liabilities and equity	85,676		91,706
ZZ Joint Venture	'		'
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'		'
Current assets	1,310	[1]	2,256	[1]
Long-term assets	32,621	[1]	33,193	[1]
Total assets	33,931	[1]	35,449	[1]
Current liabilities	5,871	[1]	7,462	[1]
Equity	28,060	[1]	27,987	[1]
Total liabilities and equity	$33,931	[1]	$35,449	[1]
Current assets percentage	8.00%	[2]	10.00%	[2]
Long-term assets percentage	47.00%	[2]	48.00%	[2]
Total assets percentage	40.00%	[2]	39.00%	[2]
Current liabilities percentage	68.00%	[2]	72.00%	[2]
Equity percentage	36.00%	[2]	34.00%	[2]
Total liabilities and equity percentage	40.00%	[2]	39.00%	[2]
[1]	Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.
[2]	ZZ Joint Venture’s percentage of the amount on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Valuation_of_Financial_Assets_

Valuation of Financial Assets by Pricing Levels (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Certificates of Deposit	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	$50		$50
Money Market Funds	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	13,469		16,971
Short-term bank loan [Member]	'		'
Liabilities:	'		'
Liabilities fair value	'		3,251
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Certificates of Deposit	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Money Market Funds	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Short-term bank loan [Member]	'		'
Liabilities:	'		'
Liabilities fair value	'		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Certificates of Deposit	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	50	[1]	50	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Money Market Funds	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	13,469	[2]	16,971	[2]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Short-term bank loan [Member]	'		'
Liabilities:	'		'
Liabilities fair value	'		3,251	[3]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Certificates of Deposit	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Money Market Funds	'		'
Assets:	'		'
Assets fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Short-term bank loan [Member]	'		'
Liabilities:	'		'
Liabilities fair value	'		$0
[1]	Amount included in current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
[2]	Amount included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
[3]	Amount included in current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Joint_Ventures_Additional_Info

Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

Oct. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Oct. 09, 2014

Oct. 08, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Aug. 31, 2012

Oct. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Oct. 02, 2014

Aug. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2009

Jun. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2009

USD ($)

USD ($)

Syngas [Member]

Methanol [Member]

Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd [Member]

Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd [Member]

Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Yima Joint Venture [Member]

Yima Joint Venture [Member]

Yima Joint Venture [Member]

SES-ZCM Clean Energy Technologies Limited [Member]

SES-ZCM Clean Energy Technologies Limited [Member]

SES-ZCM Clean Energy Technologies Limited [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Ses Resource Solutions [Member]

Ses Resource Solutions [Member]

Zz Joint Venture [Member]

Zz Joint Venture [Member]

Zz Joint Venture [Member]

Zz Joint Venture [Member]

Zz Joint Venture [Member]

Midas Resources Ag [Member]

Investment in Yima joint ventures [Member]

Investment in Yima joint ventures [Member]

Investment in Yima joint ventures [Member]

Investment in Yima joint ventures [Member]

Investment in Yima joint ventures [Member]

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CNY

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Gasifier Shell [Member]

Co-venturer [Member]

USD ($)

CNY

ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member]

ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member]

ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member]

ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member]

Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd [Member]

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Ses Resource Solutions [Member]

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Co-venturer [Member]

Co-venturer [Member]

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Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

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30.00%

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Joint Venture Agreement Description

'The ZZ Joint Venture also recently executed agreements to secure an additional minimum 4,000 normal cubic meters per hour of coke oven gas from a local supplier, with a target of 5,000 normal cubic meters per hour, in order to increase methanol production and reduce supply risks.

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'

'

'

300,000

'

'

'

'

Percentage Of Peak Production Capacity Achieved

'

'

100.00%

80.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Direct Operating Cost, Royalty Expense

3,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Royalty Expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,500,000

'

'

'

'

Accrued Royalties

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

500,000

'

'

'

'

Royalty Guarantees, Commitments, Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

Supply Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from Customers

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other Accrued Liabilities

670,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investments

'

'

'

'

53,800,000

16,000,000

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

46,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners

'

'

'

'

'

35.00%

35.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of Ownership Interest Transferable By Joint Venture

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'20 years

'20 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit, Current

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

800,000

2,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of Security Deposit

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Security Deposit

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8-Apr-15

9-Apr-15

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.05%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Royalty Guarantees Date of Due 1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30-Jun-14

'

'

'

'

Payments To Acquire Interest In Joint Venture

$0

$1,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1,600,000

10,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$29,300,000

'

'

$90,800,000

Summarized_Unconsolidated_Fina

Summarized Unconsolidated Financial Information for Yima Joint Ventures (Detail) (Investment in Yima joint ventures [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Investment in Yima joint ventures [Member]	'	'
Income Statement data:	'	'
Revenue	$0	'
Operating loss	-675	'
Net loss	-676	'
Balance sheet data:	'	'
Current assets	8,129	8,573
Noncurrent assets	8,241	8,458
Current liabilities	21	3
Noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Equity	$16,349	$17,028

GTI_License_Agreement_Addition

GTI License Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) (Gas Technology Institute [Member])	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2006
Gas Technology Institute [Member]	'
License Collaboration And Grant Agreements [Line Items]	'
Percentage Of Coal Content In Biomass Mixture	60.00%
Percentage Of Biomass	100.00%
Percentage Of Coal Biomass Blends	40.00%

StockBased_Compensation_Additi

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Share based Compensation Arrangement Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Values of Share Options Granted [Line Items]	'
Additional shares authorized for future awards under plan	12,000,000
Shares authorized, for future issuance pursuant to compensation plan	1,740,683

Stock_Option_Activity_Detail

Stock Option Activity (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Outstanding at June 30, 2014	7,702,550
Granted	301,025
Exercised	-117,500
Forfeited	-20,000
Outstanding at September 30, 2014	7,866,075
Exercisable at September 30, 2014	7,006,898

Weighted_Average_Assumptions_u

Weighted Average Assumptions used to Estimate Fair Values of Stock Option (Detail) (Warrant [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Warrant [Member]	'
Share based Compensation Arrangement Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Values of Share Options Granted [Line Items]	'
Risk-free rate of return	1.67%
Expected life of award	'5 years 1 month 6 days
Expected dividend yield	0.00%
Expected volatility of stock	85.00%
Weighted-average grant date fair value	$0.87

Stock_warrants_activity_Detail

Stock warrants activity (Detail) (Warrant [Member])	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Warrant [Member]	'
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'
Outstanding at June 30, 2014	6,616,667
Granted	0
Exercised	0
Outstanding at September 30, 2014	6,616,667

StockBased_Compensation_Expens

Stock-Based Compensation Expense Attributable To Stock Option Awards (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'
Total stock based compensation expense	$285	$1,046
Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'
Total stock based compensation expense	285	333
Warrants and Stock [Member]	'	'
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'
Total stock based compensation expense	$0	$713

Risks_and_Uncertainties_Additi

Risks and Uncertainties - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Syngas [Member]	'
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]	'
Percentage Of Peak Production Capacity Achieved	100.00%
Methanol [Member]	'
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]	'
Percentage Of Peak Production Capacity Achieved	80.00%
Yima Joint Venture [Member]	'
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]	'
Due from Joint Ventures	0.67
Investment in Yima joint ventures	'
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]	'
Annual projected production capacity of plant from two operating gasifies (in tones)	300,000
Percentage of Design Capacity of Plant	27.00%
Zz Joint Venture [Member]	'
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]	'
Producing And Selling Of Methanol	12,849
Chemicals Revenue	4,200,000

Statements_of_Operations_Data_

Statements of Operations Data and Assets by Segment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenue:	'	'	'
Total revenue	$4,214	$0	'
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'
Total Depreciation and amortization	573	565	'
Operating loss:	'	'	'
Total operating loss	-4,494	-4,131	'
Interest expense:	'	'	'
Total interest expense	64	69	'
Equity in losses of joint ventures:	'	'	'
Total equity in losses of joint ventures	0	1	'
Assets:	'	'	'
Total assets	85,676	'	91,706
SES China	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'
Total revenue	4,214	0	'
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'
Total Depreciation and amortization	521	515	'
Operating loss:	'	'	'
Total operating loss	-2,637	-2,664	'
Interest expense:	'	'	'
Total interest expense	64	69	'
Equity in losses of joint ventures:	'	'	'
Total equity in losses of joint ventures	0	0	'
Assets:	'	'	'
Total assets	67,521	'	76,316
Technology licensing and related services	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'
Total revenue	0	0	'
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'
Total Depreciation and amortization	50	47	'
Operating loss:	'	'	'
Total operating loss	-597	-90	'
Interest expense:	'	'	'
Total interest expense	0	0	'
Equity in losses of joint ventures:	'	'	'
Total equity in losses of joint ventures	0	0	'
Assets:	'	'	'
Total assets	982	'	943
Corporate & other	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'
Total Depreciation and amortization	2	3	'
Operating loss:	'	'	'
Total operating loss	-1,260	-1,377	'
Interest expense:	'	'	'
Total interest expense	0	0	'
Equity in losses of joint ventures:	'	'	'
Total equity in losses of joint ventures	0	1	'
Assets:	'	'	'
Total assets	$17,173	'	$14,447