Synthesis Energy Systems (SYNE) 10-K 21 Sep 15 2015 FY Annual report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 10, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYSTEMS INC
Trading Symbol	SYMX
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		86,848,468
Entity Public Float			$ 60,400,000
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	1,375,063
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 22,217	$ 19,407
Certificate of deposit- restricted	1,635
Accounts receivable-related party, net	705	676
Prepaid expenses and other currents assets	489	873
Inventory	587	865
Total current assets	25,633	21,821
Property, plant and equipment, net	10,342	31,499
Intangible asset, net	939	1,049
Investment in joint ventures	34,815	34,856
Other long-term assets	2,022	2,481
Total assets	73,751	91,706
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	4,348	4,469
Accrued expenses and accounts payable- related party	4,088	2,698
Line of credit	3,271
Short-term bank loan	3,271	3,251
Total current liabilities	$ 14,978	$ 10,418
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value - 200,000 shares authorized – 85,476 and 73,107 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$ 855	$ 731
Additional paid-in capital	256,643	241,125
Accumulated Deficit	(203,866)	(165,984)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	6,179	6,062
Total stockholder’s equity	59,811	81,934
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(1,038)	(646)
Total stockholder’s equity	58,773	81,288
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity	$ 73,751	$ 91,706

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000	200,000
Common stock, shares issued	85,476	73,107
Common stock, shares outstanding	85,476	73,107

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Product sales and other — related parties	$ 15,145	$ 14,880
Related party consulting and equipment sales	372	2,627
Total revenue	15,517	17,507
Costs and Expenses:
Costs of sales and plant operating expenses	19,713	17,361
General and administrative expenses	8,974	9,958
Stock-based compensation expense	2,586	2,219
Depreciation and amortization	1,603	2,293
Impairment of long-lived assets	20,914
Other income		(675)
Total costs and expenses	53,790	31,156
Operating loss	(38,273)	(13,649)
Non-operating income (expense):
Equity in losses of joint ventures		(2)
Foreign currency gains, net	39	2
Interest income	70	33
Interest expense	(372)	(381)
Net loss	(38,536)	(13,997)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(654)	246
Net loss attributable to stockholders	$ (37,882)	$ (14,243)
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.50)	$ (0.22)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in Shares)	75,699	66,118

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Net loss, as reported	$ (38,536)	$ (13,997)
Cumulative translation adjustment	120	98
Comprehensive loss	(38,416)	(13,899)
Less comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(651)	240
Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company	$ (37,765)	$ (14,139)

Consolidated Statement of Equit

Consolidated Statement of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance at June 30, 2013 at Jun. 30, 2013	$ 78,304	$ 636	$ 224,337	$ (151,741)	$ 5,958	$ (886)
Balance at June 30, 2013 (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2013		63,583
Net loss	(13,997)			(14,243)		246
Currency translation adjustment	98				104	(6)
Comprehensive loss	(13,899)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock, value	14,149	$ 84	14,065
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock, shares (in Shares)		8,470
Stock-based compensation	2,219		2,219
Exercise of stock options and warrants, value	515	$ 11	504
Exercise of stock options and warrants, shares (in Shares)		1,054
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2014	81,288	$ 731	241,125	(165,984)	6,062	(646)
Ending balance, shares (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2014		73,107
Net loss	(38,536)			(37,882)		(654)
Currency translation adjustment	120				117	3
Comprehensive loss	(38,416)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock, value	11,491	$ 120	11,371
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock, shares (in Shares)		12,000
Net proceeds from sale of subsidiary shares	1,600		1,341			259
Stock-based compensation	2,586		2,586
Exercise of stock options and warrants, value	224	$ 4	220
Exercise of stock options and warrants, shares (in Shares)		369
Ending balance, value at Jun. 30, 2015	$ 58,773	$ 855	$ 256,643	$ (203,866)	$ 6,179	$ (1,038)
Ending balance, shares (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2015		85,476

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (38,536)	$ (13,997)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	2,586	2,219
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	1,375	2,041
Amortization of intangible and other assets	228	252
Impairment of long-lived assets	20,914
Equity in losses of joint ventures		2
Foreign currency gains	(39)	(2)
Write-off of GCL account payable		(675)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(7)	(672)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	466	1,892
Inventory	281	(873)
Other long-term assets	(335)	201
Accrued expenses and payables	1,282	112
Net cash used in operating activities	(11,785)	(9,500)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Certificate of deposit- restricted cash	(1,627)
Capital expenditures	(355)	(892)
Equity investment in joint ventures	(2)	(1,547)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,984)	(2,439)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on short-term bank loan	(3,253)
Payments on long-term bank loan		(2,448)
Proceeds from short-term bank loan	3,254	3,253
Proceeds from Line of Credit	3,254
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net	224	515
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	11,491	14,149
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary shares	1,600
Net cash provided by financing activities	16,570	15,469
Net increase in cash	2,801	3,530
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	19,407	15,870
Effect of exchange rates on cash	9	7
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 22,217	$ 19,407

Note 1 - Summary of Significant

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	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 a development stage global 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 ® (b) Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation 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. (c) Use of estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management considers many factors in selecting appropriate operational and financial accounting policies and controls, and in developing the assumptions that are used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements. Management must apply significant judgment in this process. Among the factors, but not fully inclusive of all factors that may be considered by management in these processes are: the range of accounting policies permitted by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; management’s understanding of the Company’s business for both historical results and expected future results; the extent to which operational controls exist that provide high degrees of assurance that all desired information to assist in the estimation is available and reliable or whether there is greater uncertainty in the information that is available upon which to base the estimate; expectations of the future performance of the economy, both domestically, and globally, within various areas that serve the Company’s principal customers and suppliers of goods and services; expected rates of exchange, sensitivity and volatility associated with the assumptions used in developing estimates; and whether historical trends are expected to be representative of future trends. The estimation process often times may yield a range of potentially reasonable estimates of the ultimate future outcomes and management must select an amount that lies within that range of reasonable estimates based upon the risks associated with the variability that might be expected from the future outcome and the factors considered in developing the estimate. Management attempts to use its business and financial accounting judgment in selecting the most appropriate estimate, however, actual amounts could and will differ from those estimates. (d) Cash and cash equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates market value. (e) Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information (in thousands): Years Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Interest paid $ 374 $ 344 Non-cash transactions: Fair value of stock and warrants issued to placement agent 310 636 (f) Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts Accounts receivable are stated at historical carrying amounts net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company establishes provisions for losses on accounts receivable if it is determined that collection of all or part of an outstanding balance is not probable. Collectability is reviewed regularly and an allowance is established or adjusted, as necessary. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, no allowance for doubtful accounts was necessary. (g) Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the average cost method. Inventories include finished goods and raw materials which are expensed to cost of sales when consumed. (h) Property, plant, and equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed by using the straight-line method at rates based on the estimated useful lives of the various classes of property, plant and equipment. Estimates of useful lives are based upon a variety of factors including durability of the asset, the amount of usage that is expected from the asset, the rate of technological change and the Company’s business plans for the asset. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset. Should the Company change its plans with respect to the use and productivity of property, plant and equipment, it may require a change in the useful life of the asset or incur a charge to reflect the difference between the carrying value of the asset and the proceeds expected to be realized upon the asset’s sale or abandonment. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred and significant major improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset. (i) Intangible assets The Company accounts for intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles- Goodwill and Other.” This standard requires that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives not be amortized but instead tested annually for impairment, or immediately if conditions indicate that impairment could exist. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Substantial judgment is necessary in the determination as to whether an event or circumstance has occurred that may trigger an impairment analysis and in the determination of the related cash flows from the asset. Estimating cash flows related to long-lived assets is a difficult and subjective process that applies historical experience and future business expectations to revenues and related operating costs of assets. Should impairment appear to be necessary, subjective judgment must be applied to estimate the fair value of the asset, for which there may be no ready market, which often times results in the use of discounted cash flow analysis and judgmental selection of discount rates to be used in the discounting process. If the Company determines an asset has been impaired based on the projected undiscounted cash flows of the related asset or the business unit, and if the cash flow analysis indicates that the carrying amount of an asset exceeds related undiscounted cash flows, the carrying value is reduced to the estimated fair value of the asset. There were no events or circumstances that triggered an impairment analysis of intangible assets during the year ended June 30, 2015. (j) Impairment of long-lived assets The Company evaluates its long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment, construction-in-progress, equity method investments and specifically identified intangibles, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. When the Company believes an impairment condition may have occurred, it is required to estimate the undiscounted future cash flows associated with a long-lived asset or group of long-lived assets at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities for long-lived assets that are expected to be held and used. The Company evaluates its operating plants as a whole. Production equipment at each plant is not evaluated for impairment separately, as it is integral to the assumed future operations of the plant. All construction and development projects are reviewed for impairment whenever there is an indication of potential reduction in fair value. If it is determined that it is no longer probable that the projects will be completed and all capitalized costs recovered through future operations, the carrying values of the projects would be written down to the recoverable value. If the Company determines that the undiscounted cash flows from an asset to be held and used are less than the carrying amount of the asset, or if the Company has classified an asset as held for sale, it estimates fair value to determine the amount of any impairment charge. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, there was a significant decline in methanol prices in the China commodity market, which put significant pressure on our methanol production margins at the ZZ Joint Venture plant. Accordingly, the Company evaluated the ongoing value of the ZZ Joint Venture facility and based on this evaluation, the Company determined that the $32 million carrying value of the ZZ Joint Venture facility was no longer entirely recoverable. Due to this impairment, the Company wrote down the value of the facility to its estimated fair value of $11 million and recognized an impairment expenses of $20.9 million as of December 31, 2014, and fair value was based on expected future cash flows using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820. At June 30, 2015, there are no indications of further impairment. Although further changes in market conditions for methanol in China may increase the Company’s operating margins, any further degradation in methanol prices, as well as changes in assumptions used to test for recoverability and to determine fair value, could result in additional impairment charges in the future for the ZZ Joint Venture facility. (k) Income taxes The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on temporary differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for income tax and financial reporting purposes. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified according to the financial statement classification of the assets and liabilities generating the differences. Valuation allowances are established when necessary based upon the judgment of management to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized and could be necessary based upon estimates of future profitability and expenditure levels over specific time horizons in particular tax jurisdictions. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when, based on technical merits, it is more likely than not the position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. (l) Land use rights Prepayments for land use rights are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the rights agreements and are included in long-term assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. (m) Foreign currency translation Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end rates of exchange, and income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the period. For the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, adjustments resulting from translating financial statements into U.S. dollars are reported as cumulative translation adjustments and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive income. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in the calculation of net loss. (n) Revenue recognition Revenue from sales of products, which has included the capacity fee and energy fee earned at the ZZ Joint Venture plant includes 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 for the use of its gasification systems 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. (o) Stock-based compensation The Company has a stock-based compensation plan under which stock-based awards have been granted to employees and non-employees. Stock-based compensation is accounted for in accordance with ASC 718, “ Compensation – Stock Compensation. (p) 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 if the Company has significant influence but not control, 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 statements of operations. In the event of a change in ownership, any gain or loss resulting from an investee share issuance is recorded in earnings. 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 (as defined in Note 3 – Current Projects) 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 June 30, 2015 and 2014 which are consolidated within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands): June 30, 2015 Consolidated ZZ Joint Venture (1) % (2) Current assets $ 25,633 $ 3,201 12 % Long-term assets (3) 48,118 11,606 24 % Total assets $ 73,751 $ 14,807 20 % Current liabilities $ 14,978 $ 12,423 83 % Equity 58,773 2,384 4 % Total liabilities and equity $ 73,751 $ 14,807 20 % June 30, 2014 Consolidated ZZ Joint Venture (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. (3) Includes the effect of impairment of long-lived assets related to our ZZ Joint Venture facility. 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 the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture (as defined in Note 3 – Current Projects – Tianwo-SES Joint Venture) is a VIE and that STT, the joint venture partner, is the primary beneficiary since SST has a 65% ownership interest in the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture and has the power to direct the activities of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture that most significantly influence its performance. (q) 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 assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands): June 30, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets: Certificates of Deposit $ — $ 50 (1) $ — $ 50 Certificates of Deposit- Restricted $ — 1,635 (1) — 1,635 Money Market Funds 18,128 (2) — — 18,128 Liabilities: Line of credit — 3,271 (3) — 3,271 Short-term bank loan — 3,271 (3) — 3,271 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. The Company’s Level 3 asset fair values are determined using a pricing model and discounted cash flow methodology, as well as significant management judgment and estimation for our ZZ Joint Venture. The losses recorded during the year ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, which were a result of the ZZ Joint Venture plant impairment losses, were as follows (in thousands): June 30, June 30, Impairment of long-lived assets designated as held and used $ 20,914 $ — Total losses recorded $ 20,914 $ —

Note 2 - Recently Issued Accoun

Note 2 - Recently Issued Accounting Standards	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Text Block]	Note 2 — Recently Issued Accounting Standards The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), 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

Note 3 - Current Projects

Note 3 - Current Projects	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 3 — Current Projects 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 ® 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. The ZZ Joint Venture began producing and selling methanol in November 2013 and sold 49,705 metric tons of methanol during the year ended June 30, 2015 generating approximately $15 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 has worked to complete 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. Effective June 26, 2015, the Company entered into a Share Purchase and Investment Agreement (the “SPA”) with Rui Feng Enterprises Limited (“Rui Feng”), whereby Rui Feng will acquire a controlling interest in Synthesis Energy Systems Investments Inc. (”SESI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company which owns the Company’s interest in the ZZ Joint Venture. Under the terms of the SPA, SESI will sell an approximately 61% equity interest to Rui Feng in exchange for $10 million. This amount shall be paid in four installments, with the first installment of approximately $1.6 million paid on June 26, 2015. Since we retain control of SESI, the proceeds received from the first installment are accounted for as an equity transaction with no gain or loss recognized. We have allocated the proceeds received between additional paid in capital and non-controlling interest based on the interest acquired by Rui Feng and the carrying value of our investment in SESI. Rui Feng shall receive equity interest in SESI proportionate to its installment payments. After the four installment payments have been made, if Rui Feng invests an additional amount of 40 million yuan equivalent in U.S. dollars for the construction of an expansion to the ZZ Joint Venture, Rui Feng will receive an additional 14% interest in SESI, for a total of 75%. Once Rui Feng acquires a controlling interest in the subsidiary, the Company will deconsolidate our investment in the subsidiary which holds our investment in the ZZ Joint Venture. Additionally, in connection with the transaction, Saikong, an affiliate of Rui Feng, will assume all profits and losses from the ZZ Joint Venture during the expansion of the facility, and Rui Feng will receive 90% of the profits and losses for the first three years of operations after the completion of the expansion. After each installment payment, Rui Feng shall be entitled to appoint one director on the board of SESI, such that after the four installments are paid, the board shall consist of seven directors, with four appointed by Rui Feng and the balance appointed by SESI. Rui Feng shall also be entitled to appoint directors of the ZZ Joint Venture as the installment payments are made, such that when all installment payments are made, Rui Feng will have three directors, SESI shall have two directors and Xuecheng Energy shall have one director on the ZZ Joint Venture board. In connection with entering into the SPA, the ZZ Joint Venture, SESI and Rui Feng also entered into a separate Operation and Management Agreement (the “OMA”) with Shandong Saikong Automation Equipment Co. Ltd. (“Saikong”), an affiliate of Rui Feng, to achieve our strategic aim of repurposing and expanding ZZ Joint Venture facility. Under the terms of the OMA, the two existing SES gasification systems will be refurbished and prepared for full capacity operation and the syngas will be used for the production of 100,000 tons per year of acetic acid, as well as a secondary product of propionic acid. The expansion is expected to be completed within 24 months. In addition, the ZZ Joint Venture plant will continue to generate methanol from Xuecheng Energy's coke oven gas under the terms of the existing Cooperation Agreement. 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 has no intentions on providing additional contributions to the ZZ Joint Venture. Saikong has committed to providing required funding, but the Company has no assurances that they will honor that commitment. If the ZZ Joint Venture does not have adequate funds to repay the ZZ Working Capital Loan and the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement, and the Company or Saikong does not make additional capital contributions or loans, the Company runs the risk of forfeiting its interest in the ZZ Joint Venture facility including the related $1.6 million restricted certificate of deposit. In September 2014, the Company 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. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, there was a significant decline in methanol prices in the China commodity market, which put significant pressure on our methanol production margins at the ZZ Joint Venture plant. Accordingly, the Company evaluated the ongoing value of the ZZ Joint Venture facility and based on this evaluation, the Company determined that the $32 million carrying value of the ZZ Joint Venture facility was no longer entirely recoverable. Due to this impairment, the Company wrote down the value of the facility to its estimated fair value of $11 million and recognized an impairment expenses of $20.9 million as of December 31, 2014, and fair value was based on expected future cash flows using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820. At June 30, 2015, there were no indications of further impairment for ZZ Joint Venture facility. Although methanol prices have begun to increase slightly and further changes in market conditions for methanol in China may increase the Company’s operating margins, any further degradation in methanol prices, as well as changes in assumptions used to test for recoverability and to determine fair value, could result in additional impairment charges in the future for the ZZ Joint Venture facility. Short-term Loan Agreement with Zao Zhuang 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 the ZZ Bank (the “ZZ Working Capital Loan”), and received approximately $3.3 million of loan proceeds. Key terms of the ZZ 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 the ZZ Bank, and received a line of credit of approximately $2.5 million. On October 9, 2014, the ZZ Joint Venture entered an additional Line of Credit Agreement with ZZ Bank and received a line of credit of approximately $0.8 million (collectively, the “ZZ Line of Credit Agreement”). Key terms of the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement are as follows: • The ZZ Joint Venture is required to deposit 50% of the total face amount, or approximately $1.6 million, to the ZZ 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 the 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 the ZZ Bank to declare all amounts owing under the agreements to be due and payable immediately. Xuecheng Energy’s combined guarantee for both the ZZ Working Capital Loan and the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement is limited to approximately $3.3 million. In April 2015, the Company repaid the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement and renewed the agreement for $3.3 million under the same terms for an additional six months. The ZZ Line of Credit Agreement is now due on various dates in October and November 2015. 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 and Yima share the profits, and bear the risks and losses, of the joint ventures in proportion to our respective ownership interests. 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 metric tons 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 April 2015 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 had not installed all of the required units related to removal of sulfur compounds from syngas. The plant continues to run at approximately 50% of design capacity as data is gathered and as repairs and construction continues at the facility. In addition, the permits for methanol production have been under review and the local government is requiring the Yima Joint Venture make preparations to produce the methanol protein, which was the primary product planned when the permits were secured. The Company has included approximately $3.0 million of royalty costs due to GTI for the Yima Joint Ventures’ U-GAS ® 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 years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 since the Company changed from the equity method to the cost method of accounting as of June 1, 2013. The carrying value of the Company’s interest in the Yima Joint Venture as of June 31, 2015 and 2014 was $34.8 million. 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 SST (as defined under “Tianwo-SES Joint Venture”). The gasifiers were completed and delivered in January 2012 to the Yima Joint Ventures. As of June 30, 2015, 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 a combined $0.67 million to both SST and an additional vendor associated with the equipment purchase, which is accrued as a current liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Yima paid the remaining payment of approximately $0.67 million to the Company in August 2015. During the latter part of 2014, there was a significant decline in methanol price in China commodity market, which put pressure on our Yima Joint Venture plant methanol production margins. Accordingly, the Company performed a fair value analysis as of December 31, 2014 based on expected future cash flows using Level 3 inputs under ASC 325. The results of the test indicated that the estimated current fair value of the Yima investment exceeded its book value, and as a result, no impairment was required as of December 31, 2014. At June 30, 2015, there are no indicators of triggering events or circumstances that indicate a potential impairment for Yima Joint Venture Plant. Tianwo-SES 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., which subsequently changed its legal name to Suzhou Thvow Technology Co. Ltd. (“STT”), to form Jiangsu Tianwo-SES Clean Energy Technologies Limited (the “Tianwo-SES Joint Venture”). The purpose of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture is to establish the Company’s gasification technology as the leading gasification technology in the Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES 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. SST contributed 53,800,000 yuan in April 2014 and is required to contribute an additional 46,200,000 yuan within two years of contract execution for a total contribution of 100,000,000 yuan (approximately $16 million) in cash to the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture, and owns 65% of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture. The Company has contributed an exclusive license to use of its technology in the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture territory pursuant to the terms of a Technology Usage and Contribution Agreement (the “TUCA”) entered into among the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture, SST and the Company on the same date. The Company owns 35% of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture. Under the JV Contract, neither party may transfer their interests in the Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES Joint Venture to transfer or sell 5% of its interest to a financial investor. If the Company elects not to transfer such 5% interest during that period, SST has the option to purchase such interest from the Company for 10,000,000 yuan (approximately $1.6 million). The JV Contract also includes a non-competition provision which requires that the JV be the exclusive legal entity within the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture territory for the marketing and sale of any gasification technology or related equipment that utilizes low quality coal feedstock. Notwithstanding this, SST has the right to manufacture and sell gasification equipment outside the scope of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture within the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture territory. In addition, the Company has the right to develop and invest equity in projects outside of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture within the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture territory. After the termination of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture, SST must obtain written consent from the Company for the market development of any gasification technology that utilizes feedstock in the Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES Joint Venture or (iv) mutual agreement of the parties. On March 18, 2014, the Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES Joint Venture transaction was completed and began operations. Technology Usage and Contribution Agreement Pursuant to the TUCA, the Company has contributed to the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture the exclusive right to the Company’s gasification technology in the Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES Joint Venture territory that have previously been developed by the Company and its affiliates. The Tianwo-SES Joint Venture will be the exclusive operational entity for business relating to the Company’s technology in the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture Territory. If the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture loses exclusivity due to a Company breach, SST is to be compensated for direct losses and all lost project profits. The Company will also provide training for technical personnel of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture through the second anniversary of the establishment of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture. The Company will also provide a review of engineering works for the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture. If modifications are suggested by the Company and not made, the Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES Joint Venture will establish an Intellectual Property Committee, with two representatives from the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture and two from the Company. This Committee shall review all improvements and protection measures and recommend actions to be taken by the Tianwo-SES 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 Tianwo-SES 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 financial information for the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture (in thousands): Income Statement data: Year Ended June 30, 2015 Year Ended June 30, 2014 Revenue $ 8,161 $ — Operating loss (2,491 ) (466 ) Net loss (2,045 ) (466 ) Balance sheet data: Year Ended June 30, 2015 Year Ended June 30, 2014 Current assets $ 15,398 $ 8,573 Noncurrent assets 8,120 8,458 Current liabilities 8,434 3 Noncurrent liabilities — — Equity 15,084 17,028 Tianwo-SES Joint Venture is accounted for under the equity method. The Company’s capital contribution in the formation of the venture was the TUCA, which is an intangible asset. As such, the Company did not record a carrying value at the inception of the venture. Under the equity method of accounting, losses in the venture are not recorded if the losses cause the carrying value to be negative and there is no requirement of the Company to contribute additional capital. Under the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture, the Company is not required to contribute additional capital, therefore the Company is not recognizing losses in the venture, as this would cause the carrying value to be negative. Had the Company recognized its share of the losses related to the venture, the Company would have recognized losses of approximately $715,000 for the year ended June 30, 2015.

Note 4 - Risks and Uncertaintie

Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 4 — Risks and Uncertainties As of June 30, 2015, the Company had $22.2 million in cash and cash equivalents. The Company currently plans to use available cash for (i) commercializing the Company’s technology and securing orders and associated tasks with developing our business with a prime focus on the markets of syngas for direct replacement of natural gas, syngas for producing substitute natural gas and power; (ii) securing new partners for the Company’s technology business; (iii) technology product advancement for power applications and industrial syngas; (iv) general and administrative expenses; and (vi) working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Company intends for the ZZ Joint Venture to sustain itself through its own earnings, and the Company is not intending to make additional contributions to the ZZ Joint Venture. Saikong has committed to providing required funding, but the Company has no assurances that they will honor that commitment. If the ZZ Joint Venture does not have adequate funds to repay the ZZ Working Capital Loan and the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement, and the Company or Saikong does not make additional capital contributions or loans, the loan will be in default and ZZ Bank will be able to exercise any and all remedies available under the law or the agreements, including the risk of ZZ Bank taking control of the ZZ Joint Venture facility and the forfeiture of the Company’s $1.6 million restricted certificate of deposit The actual allocation and timing of these expenditures will be dependent on various factors, including changes in our 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 the Company’s 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 volatile in nature. 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. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, there was a significant decline in methanol prices in the China commodity market, which put significant pressure on our ZZ and Yima Joint Venture plant methanol production margins. As a result, the Company evaluated both operating assets for potential impairment as of December 31, 2014. Based on this evaluation, the Company determined that the $32 million carrying value of the ZZ Joint Venture facility was no longer entirely recoverable. Due to this impairment, the Company wrote down the value of the facility to its estimated fair value of $11 million and recognized an impairment expenses of $20.9 million as of December 31, 2014, and fair value was based on expected future cash flows using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820. At June 30, 2015, there are no indications of further impairment. The ZZ Joint Venture is currently not paying all of its vendor payables, which is a breach of contract under the ZZ Cooperation Agreement. In addition, there are payments due under the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement on various dates in October and November 2015 for a combined total of $3.3 million, and payments due under the ZZ Working Capital Loan on September 23, 2015 of $3.3 million. Although the Company intends for the ZZ Joint Venture to sustain itself through its own earnings, the Company does not intend make additional contributions to the ZZ Joint Venture. Saikong has committed to providing required funding, but the Company has no assurances that they will honor that commitment. If the ZZ Joint Venture does not have adequate funds to repay the ZZ Working Capital Loan and the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement, and the Company or Saikong does not make additional capital contributions or loans, the Company runs the risk of forfeiting its interest in the ZZ Joint Venture facility including the related $1.6 million restricted certificate of deposit. With respect to the Company’s investment in the Yima Joint Venture, the Company performed a fair value analysis based on expected future cash flow as of December 31, 2014, and concluded that fair value exceeded the book value of the Company’s investment in the Yima Joint Venture as of December 31, 2014. At June 30, 2015, there are no indicators of triggering events or circumstances that indicate a potential impairment for Yima Joint Venture Plant. Any further degradation in methanol prices, as well as changes in assumptions used to test for recoverability and to determine fair value, could result in additional impairment charges in the future for the ZZ Joint Venture facility or an impairment related to the Yima investment. The Yima Joint Venture plant’s refined methanol section was commissioned in December 2013, and has operated at limited capacity since that date. Methanol production was approximately 57% of its capacity during the year ended June 30, 2015. The plant is designed to produce 300,000 metric tons 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. The Yima Joint Venture initiated an outage in April 2015 intended to allow the plant to make additional improvements and conduct a major overhaul to equipment in several areas of the methanol producing facility. Many of these improvements were identified from the past year’s operation at the plant. Additionally, it was identified that the Yima Joint Venture did not install all the required units related to removal of sulfur compounds from syngas. The plant has historically operated at approximately 30% to 50% of design capacity. 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. The Company has made significant progress recently on partnering its China business through the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture, including through the recently announced projects with Innovative Coal Chemical Design Institute, ICCDI, a subsidiary of SST, and Aluminum Corporation of China for an industrial syngas project, as well as with Dengfeng Power Group Co., Ltd. for a planned 160 MW distributed power generation program initially in Henan Province, China. However, 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 Tianwo-SES 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 Company’s future success will depend on its relationships with its joint venture partners and any other strategic relationships that the Company may enter into. The Company can provide no assurances that it will satisfy the conditions required to maintain these relationships under existing agreements or that it can prevent the termination of these agreements. The Company also cannot provide assurances that it will be able to enter into relationships with future strategic partners on acceptable terms, including partnering its technology vertical. Further, the Company cannot provide assurances that its joint venture partners, including in the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture, will grow the joint venture or effectively meet their development objectives. Joint ventures typically involve a number of risks and present financial, managerial and operational challenges, including the existence of unknown potential disputes, liabilities or contingencies that arise after entering into the joint venture related to the counterparties to such joint ventures, with whom the Company shares control. The Company could experience financial or other setbacks if transactions encounter unanticipated problems due to challenges, including problems related to execution or integration. Continued economic uncertainty in China could also cause delays or make financing of operations more difficult. 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. We remain unsure of whether the current downward market pressure will continue or where methanol prices will eventually stabilize. 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) commercializing our technology and securing orders and associated tasks with developing our business with a prime focus on the markets of syngas for direct replacement of natural gas, syngas for producing substitute natural gas and power; (ii) securing new partners for our technology business; (iii) technology product advancement for power applications and industrial syngas (iv) general and administrative expenses; and (vi) working capital and other general corporate purposes. 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 volatile 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; (vi) respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated capital requirements; or (vii) repay its indebtedness. Fluctuations in exchange rates can have a material impact on the Company’s costs of construction, operating expenses and the realization of revenue from the sale of commodities. The Company cannot be assured that it will be able to offset any such fluctuations and any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the Company’s financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars and will be negatively affected if foreign currencies depreciate relative to the U.S. dollar as has happened recently with the yuan. In addition, the Company’s currency exchange losses may be magnified by exchange control regulations in China or other countries that restrict our ability to convert into U.S. dollars. In addition, Rei Feng’s operations are based in China and denominated in yuan. Payments to the Company under the SPA are denominated in U.S. dollars. Any devaluation in the yuan will increase the cost of the payments from Rei Feng, and may inhibit their ability to make future payments to us or future investments in the ZZ Joint Venture. 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 and jurisdictions such as Hong Kong. The Company has $2.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $1.6 million in certificate of deposit – restricted in Chinese based bank accounts. While the Company is generally able to pay intercompany obligations from these bank accounts, there are more stringent requirements on the distribution of earnings.

Note 5 - Property, Plant and Eq

Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 5 — Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): Estimated June 30, useful lives (years) 2015 2014 Furniture and fixtures 2 to 3 $ 295 $ 315 Production equipment 20 36,763 36,286 Building — plant and office 30 8,169 8,117 Leasehold improvements Lease term 44 113 Computer hardware 3 376 408 Computer software 3 976 975 Office equipment 3 242 257 Motor vehicles 5 219 218 47,084 46,689 Less: Accumulated depreciation (36,742 ) (15,190 ) Net carrying value $ 10,342 $ 31,499 Depreciation expense for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was $1.4 million and 2.1 million respectively. Included in accumulated depreciation as of June 30, 2015 is an impairment expense of $20.9 million related to the Company’s ZZ Joint Venture facility which was recorded during the year ended June 30, 2015.

Note 6 - Detail of Selected Bal

Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 6 — Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts Other long-term assets consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2015 2014 Land use rights $ 252 $ 746 GTI license royalty, net — ZZ Joint Venture 597 611 Value added tax receivable — ZZ Joint Venture 1,020 773 Other 153 351 $ 2,022 $ 2,481 Accrued expenses and other payables consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2015 2014 Construction and equipment costs $ 76 $ 427 Accounts payable — raw material 4,558 2,853 Accounts payable — trade 1,066 336 Accrued payroll, vacation and bonuses 561 586 Technical consulting, engineering and design services 114 179 Advances from Yima Joint Ventures toward purchase of gasifier equipment — 825 Advances from customers 113 — GTI royalty expenses due to GTI 250 250 Other 1,698 1,711 $ 8,436 $ 7,167

Note 7 - Intangible Assets

Note 7 - Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 7 — Intangible Assets 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 ® ® In order to sublicense any U-GAS ® For each U-GAS ® 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. We are currently evaluating extension alternatives for the GTI Agreement. The cost and accumulated amortization of intangible assets were as follows (in thousands): June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Use rights of U-GAS ® $ 1,886 $ 1,669 $ 217 $ 1,886 $ 1,480 $ 406 Other intangible assets 775 53 722 684 41 643 Total $ 2,661 $ 1,722 $ 939 $ 2,570 $ 1,521 $ 1,049 The use rights of U-GAS ®

Note 8 - Income Taxes

Note 8 - Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 8 — Income Taxes For financial reporting purposes, net loss showing domestic and foreign sources was as follows (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Domestic $ (7,145 ) $ (4,730 ) Foreign (30,737 ) (9,513 ) Net loss $ (37,882 ) $ (14,243 ) Provision for income taxes The following is a reconciliation of income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to the income tax provision (benefit) recorded (in thousands); Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Net loss $ (37,882 ) $ (14,243 ) Computed tax benefit at statutory rate (13,259 ) (4,985 ) Tax on global activities 9,005 5,472 Other 2,693 192 Valuation allowance 1,561 (679 ) Income tax expense $ — $ — Deferred tax assets Net deferred tax assets consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2015 2014 Deferred tax assets (liabilities): Net operating loss carry forward $ 20,274 $ 23,835 Depreciation and amortization (221 ) 365 Stock-based compensation 7,014 6,059 Investment in joint venture 3,866 4,396 Accruals 631 667 Deferred revenue 9 — Impairment loss 5,228 — AMT credit 138 55 Subtotal 36,939 35,377 Valuation allowance (36,939 ) (35,377 ) Net deferred assets $ — $ — At June 30, 2015, the Company had approximately $41.8 million of U.S. federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards, and $22.6 million of China NOL carry forwards. The U.S. federal NOL carry forwards have expiration dates through the year 2035. The China NOL carry forwards have expiration dates through 2020. The Company’s tax returns are subject to periodic audit by the various taxing jurisdictions in which the Company operates, which can result in adjustments to its NOLs. There are no significant audits underway at this time. In assessing the Company’s ability to utilize its deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefits of these deductible differences. Future changes in estimates of taxable income or in tax laws may change the need for the valuation allowance. The Company and one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company has been subject to U.S. federal, state, and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for all tax years since its operations began in 2003. As of June 30, 2015, the domestic and foreign tax authorities have not proposed any adjustments to the Company’s material tax positions. The Company establishes reserves for positions taken on tax matters which, although considered appropriate under the regulations, could potentially be successfully challenged by authorities during a tax audit or review. The Company did not have any liability for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2015 or 2014.

Note 9 - Net Loss Per Share Dat

Note 9 - Net Loss Per Share Data	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	Note 9 — Net Loss Per Share Data 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 had outstanding for the periods presented. For the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, options and warrants to purchase common stock excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive as the Company incurred net losses during those periods, amounted to 18,302,579 and 14,319,217 for the years ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively.

Note 10 - Commitments and Conti

Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies Litigation The Company is currently not a party to any legal proceedings. Operating leases On June 11, 2015, the Company extended its corporate office lease term for twelve months ending June 30, 2016 with rental payments of approximately $22,000 per month (monthly rent changes depending on actual utility usage each month). Rental expenses incurred under operating leases for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Governmental and Environmental Regulation The Company’s operations are subject to stringent federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection. Numerous governmental agencies, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), and various Chinese authorities, issue regulations to implement and enforce such laws, which often require difficult and costly compliance measures that carry substantial administrative, civil and criminal penalties or may result in injunctive relief for failure to comply. These laws and regulations may require the acquisition of a permit before operations at a facility commence, restrict the types, quantities and concentrations of various substances that can be released into the environment in connection with such activities, limit or prohibit construction activities on certain lands lying within wilderness, wetlands, ecologically sensitive and other protected areas, and impose substantial liabilities for pollution resulting from our operations. The Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with current applicable environmental laws and regulations and it has not experienced any material adverse effect from compliance with these environmental requirements.

Note 11 - Equity

Note 11 - Equity	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Payments [Text Block]	Note 11 — Equity Preferred Stock At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company on June 30, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to authorize a class of preferred stock, consisting of 20,000,000 authorized shares, which may be issued in one or more series, with such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as shall be fixed by the Company’s board of directors. No shares of preferred stock were issued as of June 30, 2015. Common Stock On August 1, 2013, Crystal Vision Energy Limited (“CVE”) made a $100,000 investment in the Company’s common stock and received 136,986 shares and warrants to purchase 136,986 shares of the Company common stock. The shares of the Company’s common stock were issued at a price of $0.73. The associated warrants have an exercise price of $0.91. The fair value of the August 1, 2013 transaction, including the shares and warrants, was estimated to be approximately $0.1 million. On March 24, 2014, the Company raised gross proceeds of approximately $15 million through the sale of 8,333,341 shares of common stock plus warrants to acquire 4,166,667 shares of common stock. The aggregate fair value of these warrants was approximately $3.97 million. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.16 per share and a three-year term from the date of issuance. In connection with this offering, the Company paid commissions and other offering-related expenses of approximately $1.0 million in cash and also issued warrants to the placement agent to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock. The aggregate fair value of these warrants was approximately $0.6 million. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.25 per share and a five-year term from the date of issuance. On April 17, 2015, the Company received approximately $12 million of gross proceeds from the sale of 12 million shares of the Company’s common stock in a registered direct offering. On March 24, 2014, the Company received $15 million of gross proceeds from the sale of 8,333,341 shares of the Company’s common stock plus warrants to acquire 4,166,667 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering. Stock-Based Compensation As of June 30, 2015, the Company has 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 June 30, 2015, there were 52,209 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. For the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of approximately $2.6 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Assumptions The fair values for the stock options granted during the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Morton option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions. Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Risk-free rate of return 1.65 % 1.63 % Expected life of award (years) 5.2 5.3 Expected dividend yield 0.00 % 0.00 % Expected volatility of stock 86 % 99 % Weighted-average grant date fair value $ 0.60 $ 1.03 The expected volatility of stock assumption was derived by referring to changes in the historical volatility of the company. We used the “simplified” method for “plain vanilla” options to estimate the expected term of options granted during the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Stock option activity during the two years ended June 30, 2015 were as follows: Number of Weighted Weighted Aggregate Outstanding at June 30, 2013 7,404,692 $ 0.98 Granted 1,172,858 1.38 Exercised (803,750 ) 0.64 Cancelled/forfeited (71,250 ) 1.70 Outstanding at June 30, 2014 7,702,550 1.07 6.5 $ 6.8 Granted 1,966,025 0.88 Exercised (343,250 ) 0.65 Cancelled/forfeited (22,500 ) 1.82 Outstanding at June 30, 2015 9,302,825 1.04 6.5 $ 4.6 Exercisable at June 30, 2015 7,931,565 1.06 6.0 $ 3.9 The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2015: Range of Exercise Prices Number Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Number Exer cisable $0.43 to $0.66 2,697,659 3.7 $ 0.64 2,697,659 $0.67 to $1.00 2,848,062 7.8 0.82 1,913,052 $1.01 to $2.00 3,357,104 7.6 1.30 2,920,854 $2.01 to $4.00 400,000 5.8 3.25 400,000 Total 9,302,825 7,931,565 On November 1, 2013, the Company entered into a management consulting agreement (the “MDC Agreement”) with Market Development Consulting Group, Inc. d/b/a MDC Group (“MDC”) for communications and investor relations advisory services. As part of MDC’s consideration, MDC received an initial warrant to acquire 750,000 shares of common stock on November 1, 2013 at an exercise price of $.70 per share. The fair value of these warrants was estimated to be approximately $0.4 million. MDC will receive additional warrants (“Anniversary Warrants”) to acquire 1% of the then fully diluted common stock on each annual anniversary prior to termination of the MDC Agreement. The exercise price of each such Anniversary Warrant shall be equal to the average closing price over the twenty consecutive trading days immediately preceding the anniversary. An Anniversary Warrant to acquire 782,551 shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share was issued to MDC in November 2014. The fair value of this warrant was estimated to be approximately $0.7 million. On April 1, 2015, the Company issued a warrant to ILL-Sino Development (“ILL-Sino”) to acquire 100,536 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.04 per share according to the term of Amended and Restated Consulting Service Agreement dated April 1, 2014 between the Company and ILL-Sino. The warrant will vest 25,134 shares on each quarter over a year. The fair value of this warrant was estimated to be approximately $90,000 when issued and will be recognized over a year. On May 8, 2015, the Company entered into an Advisory Agreement (the “TRW Agreement”) with T. R. Winston & Company, LLC (“TRW”) for financial, strategic, regulatory and policy related advisory services. In consideration for such services, the Company issued a warrant to TRW to acquire 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.16 per share. The warrant will vest 375,000 shares on each six month anniversary of the agreement through its expiration date of May 8, 2017. The fair value of this warrant was estimated to be approximately $1.5 million. For the year ended June 30, 2015, the Company recognized $0.6 million in stock-based compensation expense related to the TRW Agreement. The fair values of the warrants issued were estimated using a Black-Scholes-Morton option-pricing, and the following weighted-average assumptions for the year ended June 30, 2015 and 2014: Year Ended June 30 , 2015 2014 Risk-free rate of return 1.80 % 1.25 % Expected life of award (years) 6.85 4.2 Expected dividend yield 0.00 % 0.00 % Expected volatility of stock 92 % 88 % Weighted-average grant date fair value $ 0.99 $ 0.92 Stock warrants activity during the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows: Number of Stock Warrants Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding at June 30, 2013 1,649,438 $ 1.39 Granted 5,553,653 1.94 Exercised (586,424 ) 1.06 Cancelled/forfeited — — Outstanding at June 30, 2014 6,616,667 1.88 Granted 2,383,087 1.73 Exercised — — Cancelled/forfeited — — Outstanding at June 30, 2015 8,999,754 1.84 Exercisable at June 30, 2015 7,799,352 1.80 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 and sold to consulting firms (in thousands): Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Incentive Plan $ 1,244 $ 1,186 Warrants and stock 1,342 1,033 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 2,586 $ 2,219 As of June 30, 2015, approximately $0.4 million of estimated expense with respect to non-vested stock option awards has yet to be recognized and will be recognized in expense over the remaining weighted average period of approximately 9 month. As of June 30, 2015, approximately $1.0 million of estimated expense with respect to non-vested warrants has yet to be recognized and will be recognized in expense over the remaining weighted average period of approximately one year.

Note 12 - Segment Information

Note 12 - Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 12 – 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 (unaudited) (in thousands): Three Months Ended Year Ended 2015 2014 2015 2014 Revenue: SES China $ 4,477 $ 4,358 $ 15,368 $ 17,507 Technology licensing and related services 149 — 149 — Corporate — — — — Total revenue $ 4,626 $ 4,358 $ 15,517 $ 17,507 Depreciation and amortization: SES China $ 176 $ 516 $ 1,395 $ 2,067 Technology licensing and related services 52 50 203 219 Corporate 1 1 5 7 Total depreciation and amortization $ 229 $ 567 $ 1,603 $ 2,293 Operating loss: SES China (1,079 ) (2,334 ) (28,855 ) (6,703 ) Technology licensing and related services (483 ) (450 ) (2,523 ) (1,210 ) Corporate (2,189 ) (1,359 ) (6,895 ) (5,736 ) Total operating loss $ (3,751 ) $ (4,143 ) $ (38,273 ) $ (13,649 ) Interest expense: SES China $ 158 $ 89 $ 372 $ 381 Technology licensing and related services — — — — Corporate — — — — Total interest expense $ 158 $ 89 $ 372 $ 381 Equity in losses (earnings) of joint ventures: SES China $ — $ — $ — $ — Technology licensing and related services — — — — Corporate — — — 2 Total equity in losses of joint ventures $ — $ — $ — $ 2 June 30, June 30, Assets: SES China $ 50,220 $ 76,316 Technology licensing and related services 886 943 Corporate 22,645 14,447 Total assets $ 73,751 $ 91,706

Note 13 - Quarterly Results of

Note 13 - Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]	Note 13 — Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts) 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year 2015: Revenues $ 4,214 $ 3,882 $ 2,795 $ 4,626 $ 15,517 Operating loss (4,494 ) (26,113 ) (3,915 ) (3,751 ) (38,273 ) Net loss (4,557 ) (26,141 ) (3,978 ) (3,860 ) (38,536 ) Net loss attributable to stockholders (4,516 ) (25,593 ) (3,933 ) (3,840 ) (37,882 ) Net loss per share — basic and diluted (0.06 ) (0.35 ) (0.05 ) (0.04 ) (0.50 ) 2014: Revenues $ — $ 5,914 $ 7,235 $ 4,358 $ 17,507 Operating loss (4,131 ) (1,336 ) (4,039 ) (4,143 ) (13,649 ) Net loss (4,184 ) (1,416 ) (4,183 ) (4,214 ) (13,997 ) Net loss attributable to stockholders (4,162 ) (1,435 ) (4,150 ) (4,496 ) (14,243 ) Net loss per share — basic and diluted (0.07 ) (0.02 ) (0.06 ) (0.06 ) (0.22 )

Note 14 - Subsequent Events

Note 14 - Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Note 14 — Subsequent Events On July 29, 2015, the Company received gross proceeds of $1 million in connection with a warrant holder’s offer to amend and exercise his warrants. The warrant holder elected to exercise a total of 1 million shares of his warrant with exercise price of $2.16 per share at a reduced exercise price of $1.00 per share, providing a total of $1 million in gross proceeds to the Company.

Accounting Policies, by Policy

Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(b) Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation 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.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(c) Use of estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management considers many factors in selecting appropriate operational and financial accounting policies and controls, and in developing the assumptions that are used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements. Management must apply significant judgment in this process. Among the factors, but not fully inclusive of all factors that may be considered by management in these processes are: the range of accounting policies permitted by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; management’s understanding of the Company’s business for both historical results and expected future results; the extent to which operational controls exist that provide high degrees of assurance that all desired information to assist in the estimation is available and reliable or whether there is greater uncertainty in the information that is available upon which to base the estimate; expectations of the future performance of the economy, both domestically, and globally, within various areas that serve the Company’s principal customers and suppliers of goods and services; expected rates of exchange, sensitivity and volatility associated with the assumptions used in developing estimates; and whether historical trends are expected to be representative of future trends. The estimation process often times may yield a range of potentially reasonable estimates of the ultimate future outcomes and management must select an amount that lies within that range of reasonable estimates based upon the risks associated with the variability that might be expected from the future outcome and the factors considered in developing the estimate. Management attempts to use its business and financial accounting judgment in selecting the most appropriate estimate, however, actual amounts could and will differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(d) Cash and cash equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates market value.
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information [Policy Text Block]	(e) Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information (in thousands): Years Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Interest paid $ 374 $ 344 Non-cash transactions: Fair value of stock and warrants issued to placement agent 310 636
Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(f) Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts Accounts receivable are stated at historical carrying amounts net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company establishes provisions for losses on accounts receivable if it is determined that collection of all or part of an outstanding balance is not probable. Collectability is reviewed regularly and an allowance is established or adjusted, as necessary.
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(g) Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the average cost method. Inventories include finished goods and raw materials which are expensed to cost of sales when consumed.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(h) Property, plant, and equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed by using the straight-line method at rates based on the estimated useful lives of the various classes of property, plant and equipment. Estimates of useful lives are based upon a variety of factors including durability of the asset, the amount of usage that is expected from the asset, the rate of technological change and the Company’s business plans for the asset. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset. Should the Company change its plans with respect to the use and productivity of property, plant and equipment, it may require a change in the useful life of the asset or incur a charge to reflect the difference between the carrying value of the asset and the proceeds expected to be realized upon the asset’s sale or abandonment. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred and significant major improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(i) Intangible assets The Company accounts for intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles- Goodwill and Other.” This standard requires that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives not be amortized but instead tested annually for impairment, or immediately if conditions indicate that impairment could exist. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Substantial judgment is necessary in the determination as to whether an event or circumstance has occurred that may trigger an impairment analysis and in the determination of the related cash flows from the asset. Estimating cash flows related to long-lived assets is a difficult and subjective process that applies historical experience and future business expectations to revenues and related operating costs of assets. Should impairment appear to be necessary, subjective judgment must be applied to estimate the fair value of the asset, for which there may be no ready market, which often times results in the use of discounted cash flow analysis and judgmental selection of discount rates to be used in the discounting process. If the Company determines an asset has been impaired based on the projected undiscounted cash flows of the related asset or the business unit, and if the cash flow analysis indicates that the carrying amount of an asset exceeds related undiscounted cash flows, the carrying value is reduced to the estimated fair value of the asset. There were no events or circumstances that triggered an impairment analysis of intangible assets during the year ended June 30, 2015.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(j) Impairment of long-lived assets The Company evaluates its long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment, construction-in-progress, equity method investments and specifically identified intangibles, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. When the Company believes an impairment condition may have occurred, it is required to estimate the undiscounted future cash flows associated with a long-lived asset or group of long-lived assets at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities for long-lived assets that are expected to be held and used. The Company evaluates its operating plants as a whole. Production equipment at each plant is not evaluated for impairment separately, as it is integral to the assumed future operations of the plant. All construction and development projects are reviewed for impairment whenever there is an indication of potential reduction in fair value. If it is determined that it is no longer probable that the projects will be completed and all capitalized costs recovered through future operations, the carrying values of the projects would be written down to the recoverable value. If the Company determines that the undiscounted cash flows from an asset to be held and used are less than the carrying amount of the asset, or if the Company has classified an asset as held for sale, it estimates fair value to determine the amount of any impairment charge. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, there was a significant decline in methanol prices in the China commodity market, which put significant pressure on our methanol production margins at the ZZ Joint Venture plant. Accordingly, the Company evaluated the ongoing value of the ZZ Joint Venture facility and based on this evaluation, the Company determined that the $32 million carrying value of the ZZ Joint Venture facility was no longer entirely recoverable. Due to this impairment, the Company wrote down the value of the facility to its estimated fair value of $11 million and recognized an impairment expenses of $20.9 million as of December 31, 2014, and fair value was based on expected future cash flows using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820. At June 30, 2015, there are no indications of further impairment. Although further changes in market conditions for methanol in China may increase the Company’s operating margins, any further degradation in methanol prices, as well as changes in assumptions used to test for recoverability and to determine fair value, could result in additional impairment charges in the future for the ZZ Joint Venture facility.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(k) Income taxes The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on temporary differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for income tax and financial reporting purposes. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified according to the financial statement classification of the assets and liabilities generating the differences. Valuation allowances are established when necessary based upon the judgment of management to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized and could be necessary based upon estimates of future profitability and expenditure levels over specific time horizons in particular tax jurisdictions. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when, based on technical merits, it is more likely than not the position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities.
Land Use Rights [Policy Text Block]	(l) Land use rights Prepayments for land use rights are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the rights agreements and are included in long-term assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]	(m) Foreign currency translation Assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end rates of exchange, and income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the period. For the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, adjustments resulting from translating financial statements into U.S. dollars are reported as cumulative translation adjustments and are shown as a separate component of other comprehensive income. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in the calculation of net loss.
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(n) Revenue recognition Revenue from sales of products, which has included the capacity fee and energy fee earned at the ZZ Joint Venture plant includes 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 for the use of its gasification systems 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.
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]	(o) Stock-based compensation The Company has a stock-based compensation plan under which stock-based awards have been granted to employees and non-employees. Stock-based compensation is accounted for in accordance with ASC 718, “ Compensation – Stock Compensation.
Consolidation, Variable Interest Entity, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(p) 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 if the Company has significant influence but not control, 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 statements of operations. In the event of a change in ownership, any gain or loss resulting from an investee share issuance is recorded in earnings. 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 (as defined in Note 3 – Current Projects) 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 June 30, 2015 and 2014 which are consolidated within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands): June 30, 2015 Consolidated ZZ Joint Venture (1) % (2) Current assets $ 25,633 $ 3,201 12 % Long-term assets (3) 48,118 11,606 24 % Total assets $ 73,751 $ 14,807 20 % Current liabilities $ 14,978 $ 12,423 83 % Equity 58,773 2,384 4 % Total liabilities and equity $ 73,751 $ 14,807 20 % June 30, 2014 Consolidated ZZ Joint Venture (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. (3) Includes the effect of impairment of long-lived assets related to our ZZ Joint Venture facility. 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 the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture (as defined in Note 3 – Current Projects – Tianwo-SES Joint Venture) is a VIE and that STT, the joint venture partner, is the primary beneficiary since SST has a 65% ownership interest in the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture and has the power to direct the activities of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture that most significantly influence its performance.
Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]	(q) 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 assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands): June 30, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets: Certificates of Deposit $ — $ 50 (1) $ — $ 50 Certificates of Deposit- Restricted $ — 1,635 (1) — 1,635 Money Market Funds 18,128 (2) — — 18,128 Liabilities: Line of credit — 3,271 (3) — 3,271 Short-term bank loan — 3,271 (3) — 3,271 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. The Company’s Level 3 asset fair values are determined using a pricing model and discounted cash flow methodology, as well as significant management judgment and estimation for our ZZ Joint Venture. The losses recorded during the year ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, which were a result of the ZZ Joint Venture plant impairment losses, were as follows (in thousands): June 30, June 30, Impairment of long-lived assets designated as held and used $ 20,914 $ — Total losses recorded $ 20,914 $ —

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]	Years Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Interest paid $ 374 $ 344 Non-cash transactions: Fair value of stock and warrants issued to placement agent 310 636
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2015 Consolidated ZZ Joint Venture (1) % (2) Current assets $ 25,633 $ 3,201 12 % Long-term assets (3) 48,118 11,606 24 % Total assets $ 73,751 $ 14,807 20 % Current liabilities $ 14,978 $ 12,423 83 % Equity 58,773 2,384 4 % Total liabilities and equity $ 73,751 $ 14,807 20 % June 30, 2014 Consolidated ZZ Joint Venture (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 %
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets: Certificates of Deposit $ — $ 50 (1) $ — $ 50 Certificates of Deposit- Restricted $ — 1,635 (1) — 1,635 Money Market Funds 18,128 (2) — — 18,128 Liabilities: Line of credit — 3,271 (3) — 3,271 Short-term bank loan — 3,271 (3) — 3,271 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
Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset [Table Text Block]	June 30, June 30, Impairment of long-lived assets designated as held and used $ 20,914 $ — Total losses recorded $ 20,914 $ —

Note 3 - Current Projects (Tabl

Note 3 - Current Projects (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Table Text Block]	Income Statement data: Year Ended June 30, 2015 Year Ended June 30, 2014 Revenue $ 8,161 $ — Operating loss (2,491 ) (466 ) Net loss (2,045 ) (466 )
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	Balance sheet data: Year Ended June 30, 2015 Year Ended June 30, 2014 Current assets $ 15,398 $ 8,573 Noncurrent assets 8,120 8,458 Current liabilities 8,434 3 Noncurrent liabilities — — Equity 15,084 17,028

Note 5 - Property, Plant and 25

Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	Estimated June 30, useful lives (years) 2015 2014 Furniture and fixtures 2 to 3 $ 295 $ 315 Production equipment 20 36,763 36,286 Building — plant and office 30 8,169 8,117 Leasehold improvements Lease term 44 113 Computer hardware 3 376 408 Computer software 3 976 975 Office equipment 3 242 257 Motor vehicles 5 219 218 47,084 46,689 Less: Accumulated depreciation (36,742 ) (15,190 ) Net carrying value $ 10,342 $ 31,499

Note 6 - Detail of Selected B26

Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2015 2014 Land use rights $ 252 $ 746 GTI license royalty, net — ZZ Joint Venture 597 611 Value added tax receivable — ZZ Joint Venture 1,020 773 Other 153 351 $ 2,022 $ 2,481
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2015 2014 Construction and equipment costs $ 76 $ 427 Accounts payable — raw material 4,558 2,853 Accounts payable — trade 1,066 336 Accrued payroll, vacation and bonuses 561 586 Technical consulting, engineering and design services 114 179 Advances from Yima Joint Ventures toward purchase of gasifier equipment — 825 Advances from customers 113 — GTI royalty expenses due to GTI 250 250 Other 1,698 1,711 $ 8,436 $ 7,167

Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Tab

Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Use rights of U-GAS ® $ 1,886 $ 1,669 $ 217 $ 1,886 $ 1,480 $ 406 Other intangible assets 775 53 722 684 41 643 Total $ 2,661 $ 1,722 $ 939 $ 2,570 $ 1,521 $ 1,049

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]	Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Domestic $ (7,145 ) $ (4,730 ) Foreign (30,737 ) (9,513 ) Net loss $ (37,882 ) $ (14,243 )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Net loss $ (37,882 ) $ (14,243 ) Computed tax benefit at statutory rate (13,259 ) (4,985 ) Tax on global activities 9,005 5,472 Other 2,693 192 Valuation allowance 1,561 (679 ) Income tax expense $ — $ —
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2015 2014 Deferred tax assets (liabilities): Net operating loss carry forward $ 20,274 $ 23,835 Depreciation and amortization (221 ) 365 Stock-based compensation 7,014 6,059 Investment in joint venture 3,866 4,396 Accruals 631 667 Deferred revenue 9 — Impairment loss 5,228 — AMT credit 138 55 Subtotal 36,939 35,377 Valuation allowance (36,939 ) (35,377 ) Net deferred assets $ — $ —

Note 11 - Equity (Tables)

Note 11 - Equity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Risk-free rate of return 1.65 % 1.63 % Expected life of award (years) 5.2 5.3 Expected dividend yield 0.00 % 0.00 % Expected volatility of stock 86 % 99 % Weighted-average grant date fair value $ 0.60 $ 1.03 Year Ended June 30 , 2015 2014 Risk-free rate of return 1.80 % 1.25 % Expected life of award (years) 6.85 4.2 Expected dividend yield 0.00 % 0.00 % Expected volatility of stock 92 % 88 % Weighted-average grant date fair value $ 0.99 $ 0.92
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	Number of Weighted Weighted Aggregate Outstanding at June 30, 2013 7,404,692 $ 0.98 Granted 1,172,858 1.38 Exercised (803,750 ) 0.64 Cancelled/forfeited (71,250 ) 1.70 Outstanding at June 30, 2014 7,702,550 1.07 6.5 $ 6.8 Granted 1,966,025 0.88 Exercised (343,250 ) 0.65 Cancelled/forfeited (22,500 ) 1.82 Outstanding at June 30, 2015 9,302,825 1.04 6.5 $ 4.6 Exercisable at June 30, 2015 7,931,565 1.06 6.0 $ 3.9
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]	Range of Exercise Prices Number Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Weighted Average Exercise Price Number Exer cisable $0.43 to $0.66 2,697,659 3.7 $ 0.64 2,697,659 $0.67 to $1.00 2,848,062 7.8 0.82 1,913,052 $1.01 to $2.00 3,357,104 7.6 1.30 2,920,854 $2.01 to $4.00 400,000 5.8 3.25 400,000 Total 9,302,825 7,931,565
Stock Warrants Activity [Table Text Block]	Number of Stock Warrants Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding at June 30, 2013 1,649,438 $ 1.39 Granted 5,553,653 1.94 Exercised (586,424 ) 1.06 Cancelled/forfeited — — Outstanding at June 30, 2014 6,616,667 1.88 Granted 2,383,087 1.73 Exercised — — Cancelled/forfeited — — Outstanding at June 30, 2015 8,999,754 1.84 Exercisable at June 30, 2015 7,799,352 1.80
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]	Year Ended June 30, 2015 2014 Incentive Plan $ 1,244 $ 1,186 Warrants and stock 1,342 1,033 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 2,586 $ 2,219

Note 12 - Segment Information (

Note 12 - Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Year Ended 2015 2014 2015 2014 Revenue: SES China $ 4,477 $ 4,358 $ 15,368 $ 17,507 Technology licensing and related services 149 — 149 — Corporate — — — — Total revenue $ 4,626 $ 4,358 $ 15,517 $ 17,507 Depreciation and amortization: SES China $ 176 $ 516 $ 1,395 $ 2,067 Technology licensing and related services 52 50 203 219 Corporate 1 1 5 7 Total depreciation and amortization $ 229 $ 567 $ 1,603 $ 2,293 Operating loss: SES China (1,079 ) (2,334 ) (28,855 ) (6,703 ) Technology licensing and related services (483 ) (450 ) (2,523 ) (1,210 ) Corporate (2,189 ) (1,359 ) (6,895 ) (5,736 ) Total operating loss $ (3,751 ) $ (4,143 ) $ (38,273 ) $ (13,649 ) Interest expense: SES China $ 158 $ 89 $ 372 $ 381 Technology licensing and related services — — — — Corporate — — — — Total interest expense $ 158 $ 89 $ 372 $ 381 Equity in losses (earnings) of joint ventures: SES China $ — $ — $ — $ — Technology licensing and related services — — — — Corporate — — — 2 Total equity in losses of joint ventures $ — $ — $ — $ 2
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	June 30, June 30, Assets: SES China $ 50,220 $ 76,316 Technology licensing and related services 886 943 Corporate 22,645 14,447 Total assets $ 73,751 $ 91,706

Note 13 - Quarterly Results o31

Note 13 - Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]	1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year 2015: Revenues $ 4,214 $ 3,882 $ 2,795 $ 4,626 $ 15,517 Operating loss (4,494 ) (26,113 ) (3,915 ) (3,751 ) (38,273 ) Net loss (4,557 ) (26,141 ) (3,978 ) (3,860 ) (38,536 ) Net loss attributable to stockholders (4,516 ) (25,593 ) (3,933 ) (3,840 ) (37,882 ) Net loss per share — basic and diluted (0.06 ) (0.35 ) (0.05 ) (0.04 ) (0.50 ) 2014: Revenues $ — $ 5,914 $ 7,235 $ 4,358 $ 17,507 Operating loss (4,131 ) (1,336 ) (4,039 ) (4,143 ) (13,649 ) Net loss (4,184 ) (1,416 ) (4,183 ) (4,214 ) (13,997 ) Net loss attributable to stockholders (4,162 ) (1,435 ) (4,150 ) (4,496 ) (14,243 ) Net loss per share — basic and diluted (0.07 ) (0.02 ) (0.06 ) (0.06 ) (0.22 )

Note 1 - Summary of Significa32

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Assets, Noncurrent (in Dollars)		$ 48,118	[1]		$ 69,885
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use (in Dollars)		20,914
ZZ Joint Venture [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Assets, Noncurrent (in Dollars)	$ 11,000	11,606	[1],[2]	$ 32,000	$ 33,193	[2]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use (in Dollars)	$ 20,900	$ 20,900
Variable Interest Entity Determination, Time Period for Evaluating Profit Distribution		20 years
Variable Interest Entity Determination, Time Period for Expected Negative Variability		20 years
Variable Interest Entity, Intitial Profit (Loss) Allocation Percent		95.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Comparable Time Period for Profit Allocation		30 years
Variable Interest Entity, Profit (Loss) Reduction for Comparable Period, Percentage		10.00%
Yima [Member] | Yima Joint Venture [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage		75.00%
TST [Member] | TSEC Joint Venture [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage		65.00%
[1]	Includes the effect of impairment of long-lived assets related to our ZZ Joint Venture facility.
[2]	Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.

Note 1 - Summary of Significa33

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Interest paid	$ 374	$ 344
Non-cash transactions:
Fair value of stock and warrants issued to placement agent	310	636

Note 1 - Summary of Significa34

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Additional Information on ZZ Joint Venture's Assets and Liabilities - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Current assets		$ 25,633				$ 21,821
Long-term assets (3)		48,118	[1]			69,885
Total assets		73,751				91,706
Current liabilities		14,978				10,418
Equity		58,773				81,288		$ 78,304
Total liabilities and equity		73,751				91,706
ZZ Joint Venture [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Current assets	[2]	$ 3,201				$ 2,256
Current assets	[3]	12.00%				10.00%
Long-term assets (3)		$ 11,606	[1],[2]	$ 11,000	$ 32,000	$ 33,193	[2]
Long-term assets (3)	[3]	24.00%	[1]			48.00%
Total assets	[2]	$ 14,807				$ 35,449
Total assets	[3]	20.00%				39.00%
Current liabilities	[2]	$ 12,423				$ 7,462
Current liabilities	[3]	83.00%				72.00%
Equity	[2]	$ 2,384				$ 27,987
Equity	[3]	4.00%				34.00%
Total liabilities and equity	[2]	$ 14,807				$ 35,449
Total liabilities and equity	[3]	20.00%				39.00%
[1]	Includes the effect of impairment of long-lived assets related to our ZZ Joint Venture facility.
[2]	Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.
[3]	ZZ Joint Venture's percentage of the amount on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Note 1 - Summary of Significa35

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Assets:
Assets, fair value		$ 50	$ 50
Certificates Of Deposit Restricted [Member]
Assets:
Assets, fair value		1,635
Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets:
Assets, fair value		18,128	16,971
Line of Credit [Member]
Liabilities:
Liabilities, fair value		3,271
Short-term Bank Loan [Member]
Liabilities:
Liabilities, fair value		3,271	3,251
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets:
Assets, fair value	[1]	18,128	16,971
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Assets:
Assets, fair value	[2]	50	50
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Certificates Of Deposit Restricted [Member]
Assets:
Assets, fair value	[2]	1,635
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Liabilities:
Liabilities, fair value	[3]	3,271
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Short-term Bank Loan [Member]
Liabilities:
Liabilities, fair value	[3]	$ 3,271	$ 3,251
[1]	Amount included in cash and cash equivalents on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
[2]	Amount included in current assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
[3]	Amount included in current liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Note 1 - Summary of Significa36

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Details of Impairment of Long-lived Assets $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)
Details of Impairment of Long-lived Assets [Abstract]
Impairment of long-lived assets designated as held and used	$ 20,914
Total losses recorded	$ 20,914

Note 3 - Current Projects (Deta

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details)

Jun. 26, 2015USD ($)T

Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)

Oct. 09, 2014USD ($)

Oct. 02, 2014USD ($)

Mar. 18, 2014

Sep. 10, 2013USD ($)

Aug. 31, 2015USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2015USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2014USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014CNY (¥)

Jan. 31, 2014USD ($)

Oct. 31, 2013USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2009USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2009USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)T

Jun. 30, 2014USD ($)

Jun. 26, 2015CNY (¥)T

Oct. 08, 2014USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2014CNY (¥)

Feb. 14, 2014USD ($)

Feb. 14, 2014CNY (¥)

Aug. 31, 2012

Jan. 31, 2011USD ($)

Aug. 31, 2009

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Number of Gasification Systems to Be Refurbished

2

2

Annual Capacity of Plant (in US Tons) | T

300,000

Assets, Noncurrent

$ 48,118,000

[1]

$ 69,885,000

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use

20,914,000

Proceeds from Short-term Debt

3,254,000

3,253,000

Line of Credit, Current

3,271,000

Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture

2,000

1,547,000

Direct Operating Cost, Royalty Expense

$ 3,000,000

Yima Joint Ventures [Member] | Gasifier Shell [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Supply Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed

$ 3,000,000

ZZ Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

97.60%

Payment Made for Settlement of Prior Period Claims

$ 1,800,000

Producing and Selling of Methanol (in US Tons) | T

49,705

Chemicals Revenue

$ 15,000,000

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

$ 1,600,000

Capital Contributions to Joint Venture

1,500,000

Assets, Noncurrent

$ 11,000,000

$ 32,000,000

$ 11,000,000

11,606,000

[1],[2]

33,193,000

[2]

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use

$ 20,900,000

$ 20,900,000

Proceeds from Short-term Debt

$ 3,300,000

$ 3,300,000

Investment in Yima Joint Ventures [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

25.00%

Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture

$ 29,300,000

Maximum Future Ownership Interest Percentage

49.00%

Royalty Expense

$ 1,500,000

Payments for Royalties

$ 1,000,000

$ 500,000

Cost Method Investments

$ 34,800,000

$ 34,800,000

Other Accrued Liabilities

670,000

Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment

$ 0

TSEC Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners

35.00%

35.00%

Percentage of Ownership Interest Transferable by Joint Venture

5.00%

5.00%

TSEC Joint Venture [Member] | Business License [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life

20 years

ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Proceeds from Short-term Debt

$ 3,300,000

Debt Instrument, Term

6 months

ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member] | ZZ Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Line of Credit, Current

$ 2,500,000

Percentage of Security Deposit

50.00%

Security Deposit

$ 1,600,000

Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage

0.05%

Additional Line of Credit Under the ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member] | ZZ Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Line of Credit, Current

$ 800,000

Suzhou Tianwo Science and Technology Co. Ltd. [Member] | TSEC Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

65.00%

65.00%

Capital Contributions to Joint Venture | ¥

¥ 53,800,000

Additional Amount Entity is Required to Contribute within Two Years (in Yuan Renminbi) | ¥

¥ 46,200,000

Total Amount Contributed and to Be Contributed to Joint Venture

$ 16,000,000

¥ 100,000,000

Amount at which the Entity has the Right to Purchase Transferable Interest in Joint Venture

$ 1,600,000

¥ 10,000,000

Yima Joint Ventures [Member] | Gasifier Shell [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Proceeds from Customers

2,400,000

Other Receivables

$ 670,000

Yima Joint Ventures [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Gasifier Shell [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Proceeds from Customers

$ 670,000

Xuecheng Energy [Member] | ZZ Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners

2.40%

Period Over Which Entity Provides Methanol Plant to Join Venture

10 years

Bank Loan Guarantee

$ 3,300,000

Xuecheng Energy [Member] | ZZ Working Capital Loan and ZZ Line of Credit Agreement [Member] | ZZ Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted

$ 3,300,000

Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. - British Virgin Islands [Member] | Rui Feng Enterprises Limited [Member] | Equity Interest in SESI [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Equity Interest Percentage to Be Sold

61.00%

61.00%

Amount to Be Received for Sale of Equity

$ 10,000,000

Number of Installment Payments

4

Sale of Stock, Consideration Received on Transaction

$ 1,600,000

Additional Amount of Investments Required for Additional Equity Interests to be Sold (in Yuan Renminbi) | ¥

¥ 40,000,000

Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. - British Virgin Islands [Member] | Additional Equity Pursuant to Additional Investment [Member] | Rui Feng Enterprises Limited [Member] | Equity Interest in SESI [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Equity Interest Percentage to Be Sold

14.00%

14.00%

Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. - British Virgin Islands [Member] | Total Equity Pursuant to Additional Investments [Member] | Rui Feng Enterprises Limited [Member] | Equity Interest in SESI [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Equity Interest Percentage to Be Sold

75.00%

75.00%

Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. - British Virgin Islands [Member] | After Completion of Expansion [Member] | Rui Feng Enterprises Limited [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Percentage of Profit and Losses

90.00%

Profit and Loss Allocation Term

3 years

ZZ Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Expected Time Period to Complete Expansion

24 months

ZZ Joint Venture [Member] | Acetic Acid [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Annual Capacity of Plant (in US Tons) | T

100,000

100,000

Yima [Member] | Investment in Yima Joint Ventures [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

75.00%

Percentage of Third Party Loan Repayment Guaranteed

50.00%

Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture

$ 90,800,000

Yima Joint Ventures [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Annual Capacity of Plant (in US Tons) | T

300,000

Duration of Business License

30 years

Plant Design Capacity

50.00%

ZZ Working Capital Loan [Member] | ZZ Joint Venture [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Term

1 year

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

9.00%

Syngas [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Percentage of Peak Production Capacity Achieved

100.00%

Syngas [Member] | Yima Joint Ventures [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Percentage of Peak Production Capacity Achieved

100.00%

Methanol [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Percentage of Peak Production Capacity Achieved

80.00%

Methanol [Member] | Yima Joint Ventures [Member]

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) [Line Items]

Percentage of Peak Production Capacity Achieved

80.00%

[1]

Includes the effect of impairment of long-lived assets related to our ZZ Joint Venture facility.

[2]

Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.

Note 3 - Current Projects (De38

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) - Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement - TSEC Joint Venture [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) - Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 8,161	$ 0
Operating loss	(2,491)	(466)
Net loss	$ (2,045)	$ (466)

Note 3 - Current Projects (De39

Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) - Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Balance Sheet - TSEC Joint Venture [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 3 - Current Projects (Details) - Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Balance Sheet [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 15,398	$ 8,573
Noncurrent assets	8,120	8,458
Current liabilities	8,434	3
Noncurrent liabilities	0	0
Equity	$ 15,084	$ 17,028

Note 4 - Risks and Uncertaint40

Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)T		Sep. 30, 2014USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2013USD ($)
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value		$ 22,217			$ 19,407		$ 15,870
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current		1,635
Assets, Noncurrent		48,118	[1]		69,885
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		20,914
Payments to Acquire Restricted Certificates of Deposit		$ 1,627
Annual Capacity of Plant (in US Tons) | T		300,000
CHINA
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value		$ 2,800
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current		1,600
ZZ Joint Venture [Member]
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Assets, Noncurrent	$ 11,000	11,606	[1],[2]	$ 32,000	$ 33,193	[2]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	20,900	$ 20,900
ZZ Joint Venture [Member]
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	3,300
Working Capital	$ 3,300
Investment in Yima Joint Ventures [Member]
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Design Capacity of Plant		57.00%
Minimum [Member]
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Design Capacity of Plant		30.00%
Maximum [Member]
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Design Capacity of Plant		50.00%
Syngas [Member]
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Peak Production Capacity Achieved		100.00%
Methanol [Member]
Note 4 - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Peak Production Capacity Achieved		80.00%
[1]	Includes the effect of impairment of long-lived assets related to our ZZ Joint Venture facility.
[2]	Amounts reflect information for the ZZ Joint Venture and exclude intercompany items.

Note 5 - Property, Plant and 41

Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) [Line Items]
Depreciation		$ 1,375	$ 2,041
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		20,914
ZZ Joint Venture [Member]
Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	$ 20,900	$ 20,900

Note 5 - Property, Plant and 42

Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - Property, Plant and Equipment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 47,084	$ 46,689
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(36,742)	(15,190)
Net carrying value	10,342	31,499
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 295	315
Exploration and Production Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	20 years
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 36,763	36,286
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	30 years
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 8,169	8,117
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 44	113
Computer Hardware [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 376	408
Computer Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 976	975
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 242	257
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 219	$ 218
Minimum [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	2 years
Maximum [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years

Note 6 - Detail of Selected B43

Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Other Long-term Assets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Other Long-term Assets [Abstract]
Land use rights	$ 252	$ 746
GTI license royalty, net — ZZ Joint Venture	597	611
Value added tax receivable — ZZ Joint Venture	1,020	773
Other	153	351
	$ 2,022	$ 2,481

Note 6 - Detail of Selected B44

Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	$ 8,436	$ 7,167
Construction and Equipment Costs [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	76	427
Accounts Payable, Raw Materials [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	4,558	2,853
Accounts Payable, Trade [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	1,066	336
Accrued Payroll, Vacation, and Bonuses [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	561	586
Technical Consulting, Engineering and Design Services [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	114	179
Advances from Yima Joint Ventures [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables		825
Advances from Customers [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	113
GTI Royalty Expenses Due to GTI [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	250	250
Other Accrued Expenses and Payables [Member]
Note 6 - Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - Accrued Expenses and Other Payables [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other payables	$ 1,698	$ 1,711

Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Det

Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets (in Dollars)	$ 0.2	$ 0.2
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two (in Dollars)		$ 0.2
GTI License Agreement [Member]
Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Coal Content in Biomass Mixture	60.00%
Percentage of Biomass	100.00%
Percentage of Coal/Biomass Blends	40.00%
Number of Business Days to Provide Approval or Non-Approval Notice Regarding Sublicense	10 days
Period of Updates On Any Potential Subsidiaries	3 months
Period of Restriction from Disclosing Confidential Information	10 years
Agreement Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2016
Agreement, Number of Options to Extend Term	2
Use Rights [Member]
Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period	10 years

Note 7 - Intangible Assets (D46

Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) - Cost and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) - Cost and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	$ 2,661	$ 2,570
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	1,722	1,521
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	939	1,049
Use Rights [Member]
Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) - Cost and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	1,886	1,886
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	1,669	1,480
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	217	406
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Note 7 - Intangible Assets (Details) - Cost and Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	775	684
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	53	41
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 722	$ 643

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details)

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	35.00%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 0	$ 0
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Open Tax Year	2,003
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 41,800,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] | State Administration of Taxation, China [Member]
Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 22,600,000

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Detail48

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - Net Loss Showing Domestic and Foreign Sources - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Net Loss Showing Domestic and Foreign Sources [Abstract]
Domestic	$ (7,145)	$ (4,730)
Foreign	(30,737)	(9,513)
Net loss	$ (37,882)	$ (14,243)

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Detail49

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - Reconciliation of Income Taxes at the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Reconciliation of Income Taxes at the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (37,882)	$ (14,243)
Computed tax benefit at statutory rate	(13,259)	(4,985)
Tax on global activities	9,005	5,472
Other	2,693	192
Valuation allowance	1,561	(679)
Income tax expense	$ 0	$ 0

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Detail50

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details) - Net Deferred Tax Assets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Net operating loss carry forward	$ 20,274	$ 23,835
Depreciation and amortization	(221)	365
Stock-based compensation	7,014	6,059
Investment in joint venture	3,866	4,396
Accruals	631	667
Deferred revenue	9
Impairment loss	5,228
AMT credit	138	55
Subtotal	36,939	35,377
Valuation allowance	(36,939)	(35,377)
Net deferred assets	$ 0	$ 0

Note 9 - Net Loss Per Share D51

Note 9 - Net Loss Per Share Data (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	18,302,579	14,319,217

Note 10 - Commitments and Con52

Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net		$ 300,000	$ 400,000
Corporate Office [Member]
Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	12 months
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Minimum Rentals	$ 22,000

Note 11 - Equity (Details)

Note 11 - Equity (Details)	Apr. 17, 2015USD ($)shares	Apr. 01, 2015USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Mar. 24, 2014USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Nov. 01, 2013USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Aug. 01, 2013USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jun. 30, 2014USD ($)$ / sharesshares	May. 08, 2015USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Nov. 30, 2014USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jun. 30, 2013$ / shares
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in Shares) | shares						20,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity			$ 15,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares) | shares	12,000,000		8,333,341
(in Shares) | shares			4,166,667			2,383,087,000	5,553,653,000
Share Price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.73
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 2.16			$ 1.84	$ 1.88			$ 1.39
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues						$ 11,491,000	$ 14,149,000
Warrants and Rights Outstanding		$ 90,000	$ 3,970,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Term			3 years
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	$ 12,000,000					$ 11,491,000	14,149,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in Shares) | shares						12,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in Shares) | shares						52,209
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period						10 years
Share-based Compensation						$ 2,586,000	2,219,000
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						2,586,000	$ 2,219,000
Placement Agent Fees [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
(in Shares) | shares			500,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 2.25
Warrants and Rights Outstanding			$ 600,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Term			5 years
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs			$ 1,000,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized						$ 400,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition						9 months
Non-Vested Warrants [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized						$ 1,000,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition						1 year
CVE [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity					$ 100,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares) | shares					136,986
(in Shares) | shares					136,986
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.91
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues					$ 100,000
MDC Agreement [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.70					$ 1
Warrants and Rights Outstanding				$ 400,000					$ 700,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares) | shares				750,000					782,551
Additional Warrants Issued, Percentage				1.00%
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Consecutive Trading Days				20
ILL-Sino Development Consulting Agreement [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1.04
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares) | shares		100,536
ILL-Sino Development Consulting Agreement [Member] | Vesting Each Quarter in a Year [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Shares Vesting (in Shares) | shares		25,134
TRW Agreement [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 2.16
Warrants and Rights Outstanding								$ 1,500,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares) | shares								1,500,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Issued When Warrants Vest Semi-annually (in Shares) | shares								375,000
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						$ 600,000
Minimum [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period						1 year
Maximum [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period						4 years

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - We

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Weighted Average Assumptions - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Weighted Average Assumptions [Line Items]
Risk-free rate of return	1.65%	1.63%
Expected life of award (years)	5 years 73 days	5 years 109 days
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Expected volatility of stock	86.00%	99.00%
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.60	$ 1.03
Stock Warrants [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Weighted Average Assumptions [Line Items]
Risk-free rate of return	1.80%	1.25%
Expected life of award (years)	6 years 310 days	4 years 73 days
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Expected volatility of stock	92.00%	88.00%
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.99	$ 0.92

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - St

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Stock Option Activity - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Stock Option Activity [Abstract]
Outstanding at June 30	7,702,550	7,404,692
Outstanding at June 30	$ 1.07	$ 0.98
Outstanding at June 30	6 years 6 months	6 years 6 months
Outstanding at June 30	$ 4.6	$ 6.8
Exercisable at June 30, 2015	7,931,565
Exercisable at June 30, 2015	$ 1.06
Exercisable at June 30, 2015	6 years
Exercisable at June 30, 2015	$ 3.9
Granted	1,966,025	1,172,858
Granted	$ 0.88	$ 1.38
Exercised	(343,250)	(803,750)
Exercised	$ 0.65	$ 0.64
Cancelled/forfeited	(22,500)	(71,250)
Cancelled/forfeited	$ 1.82	$ 1.70
Outstanding at June 30	9,302,825	7,702,550
Outstanding at June 30	$ 1.04	$ 1.07

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - 56

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable - Jun. 30, 2015 - $ / shares	Total
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Number Outstanding (in Shares)	9,302,825
Number Exercisable	$ 7,931,565
Range One [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Prices, Lower	0.43
Exercise Prices, Upper	$ 0.66
Number Outstanding (in Shares)	2,697,659
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	3 years 255 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.64
Number Exercisable	2,697,659
Range Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Prices, Lower	0.67
Exercise Prices, Upper	$ 1
Number Outstanding (in Shares)	2,848,062
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	7 years 292 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.82
Number Exercisable	1,913,052
Range Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Prices, Lower	1.01
Exercise Prices, Upper	$ 2
Number Outstanding (in Shares)	3,357,104
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	7 years 219 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.30
Number Exercisable	2,920,854
Range Four [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Prices, Lower	2.01
Exercise Prices, Upper	$ 4
Number Outstanding (in Shares)	400,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	5 years 292 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3.25
Number Exercisable	$ 400,000

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - 57

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Stock Warrants Activity - $ / shares	Mar. 24, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Stock Warrants Activity [Abstract]
Outstanding at June 30		6,616,667,000	1,649,438,000
Outstanding at June 30		$ 1.88	$ 1.39
Exercisable at June 30, 2015		7,799,352,000
Exercisable at June 30, 2015		$ 1.80
Granted	4,166,667	2,383,087,000	5,553,653,000
Granted		$ 1.73	$ 1.94
Exercised			(586,424,000)
Exercised			$ 1.06
Outstanding at June 30		8,999,754,000	6,616,667,000
Outstanding at June 30	$ 2.16	$ 1.84	$ 1.88

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - 58

Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Stock-based Compensation Expense - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Stock-based Compensation Expense [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 2,586	$ 2,219
Incentive Plan [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Stock-based Compensation Expense [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	1,244	1,186
Warrants and Stock [Member]
Note 11 - Equity (Details) - Stock-based Compensation Expense [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 1,342	$ 1,033

Note 12 - Segment Information59

Note 12 - Segment Information (Details) - Statement of Operations Data by Segment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 4,626	$ 2,795	$ 3,882	$ 4,214	$ 4,358	$ 7,235	$ 5,914		$ 15,517	$ 17,507
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	229				567				1,603	2,293
Operating loss:
Total operating loss	(3,751)	$ (3,915)	$ (26,113)	$ (4,494)	(4,143)	$ (4,039)	$ (1,336)	$ (4,131)	(38,273)	(13,649)
Interest expense:
Total interest expense	158				89				372	381
Equity in losses (earnings) of joint ventures:
Total equity in losses of joint venture										2
SES China [Member]
Revenue:
Total revenue	4,477				4,358				15,368	17,507
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	176				516				1,395	2,067
Operating loss:
Total operating loss	(1,079)				(2,334)				(28,855)	(6,703)
Interest expense:
Total interest expense	158				89				372	381
Technology Licensing and Related Services [Member]
Revenue:
Total revenue	149								149
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	52				50				203	219
Operating loss:
Total operating loss	(483)				(450)				(2,523)	(1,210)
Corporate and Other [Member]
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization	1				1				5	7
Operating loss:
Total operating loss	$ (2,189)				$ (1,359)				$ (6,895)	(5,736)
Equity in losses (earnings) of joint ventures:
Total equity in losses of joint venture										$ 2

Note 12 - Segment Information60

Note 12 - Segment Information (Details) - Assets by Segment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Assets:
Total assets	$ 73,751	$ 91,706
SES China [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	50,220	76,316
Technology Licensing and Related Services [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	886	943
Corporate and Other [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	$ 22,645	$ 14,447

Note 13 - Quarterly Results o61

Note 13 - Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Details) - Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
2015:
Revenues	$ 4,626	$ 2,795	$ 3,882	$ 4,214	$ 4,358	$ 7,235	$ 5,914		$ 15,517	$ 17,507
Operating loss	(3,751)	(3,915)	(26,113)	(4,494)	(4,143)	(4,039)	(1,336)	$ (4,131)	(38,273)	(13,649)
Net loss	(3,860)	(3,978)	(26,141)	(4,557)	(4,214)	(4,183)	(1,416)	(4,184)	(38,536)	(13,997)
Net loss attributable to stockholders	$ (3,840)	$ (3,933)	$ (25,593)	$ (4,516)	$ (4,496)	$ (4,150)	$ (1,435)	$ (4,162)	$ (37,882)	$ (14,243)
Net loss per share — basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.35)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.50)	$ (0.22)

Note 14 - Subsequent Events (De

Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 24, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 1.84	$ 1.88	$ 2.16	$ 1.39
Subsequent Event [Member]
Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises (in Dollars)	$ 1
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Shares of Warrants Exercised (in Shares)	1
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 2.16
Amended and Reduced Exercise Price [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 1