CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 69 Months Ended 78 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues:                
Consulting fees $ 22,000    $ 113,900 $ 3,849 $ 3,849 $ 71,196 $ 143,615 $ 257,515
Total revenues 188,421 137,195 492,132 482,312 204,326 669,343 6,316,390 6,808,522
Operating expenses:                
Project development, including stock based compensation of $0, $0, and $4,468,490, respectively 129,070 158,105 420,343 428,611 595,302 1,096,653 18,931,157 19,351,500
General and administrative, including stock based compensation of $161,851, $52,487,and $6,311,670, respectively 308,614 612,078 987,023 1,347,006 1,752,774 1,996,645 309,000 17,771,072
Related party license fee                 1,000,000 1,000,000
Total operating expenses 437,684 770,183 1,407,366 1,775,617 2,348,076 3,093,298 36,715,206 38,122,572
Operating loss (249,263) (632,988) (915,234) (1,293,305) (2,143,750) (2,423,955) (30,398,816) (31,314,050)
Other income and (expense):                
Gain from change in fair value of warrant liability 7,216 35,195 1,771 798,951 855,251 1,509,778 2,932,490 2,934,261
Gain from change in fair value of derivative liability 31,013    55,629          55,629
Other income               1,122 256,295 256,295
Financing related charge 0 0 0 0     (211,660) (211,660)
Amortization of debt discount (92,404)    (182,657)      (9,851) (686,833) (869,490)
Interest expense                 (56,097) (56,097)
Related party interest expense (1,322) (34,218) (2,412) (97,638) (104,402)   (169,368) (171,780)
Loss on extinguishment of debt                 (2,818,370) (2,818,370)
Gain on settlement of accrued rent             7,920   7,920 7,920
Loss on the retirement of warrants                 146,718 146,718
Total other income and (expense) (55,497) 977 (127,669) 701,313 758,769 1,501,049 (892,341) (1,020,010)
Loss before provision for income taxes (304,760) (632,011) (1,042,903) (591,992) (1,384,981) (922,906) (31,291,157) (32,334,060)
Provision for income taxes (7,354)    (8,179)        (83,147) (91,326)
Net loss (312,114) (632,011) (1,051,082) (591,992) (1,384,981) (922,906) (31,374,304) (32,425,386)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (233) 0 2,775 0 9,969   (9,969) (12,744)
Net loss attributable to controlling interest (311,881) (632,011) (1,048,307) (591,992) (1,375,012) (922,906) (31,364,335) (32,412,642)
Basic and diluted loss per common share attributable to controlling interest $ (0.01) $ (0.02) $ (0.03) $ (0.02) $ (0.05) $ (0.03)    
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted 32,863,893 30,205,294 32,636,527 29,728,327 30,101,167 28,379,920    
Billed Revenues
               
Revenues:                
Department of Energy grant revenues 166,421 36,382 378,232 364,370 31,704 569,879 5,975,734 6,353,966
Unbilled Revenues
               
Revenues:                
Department of Energy grant revenues $ 0 $ 100,813 $ 0 $ 114,093 $ 28,268 $ 168,773 $ 197,041 $ 197,041