Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

Note 6 — Accrued Liabilities and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Employee compensation expense	$	1,776	$	1,535
Project asset costs		1,845		1,810
Accrued legal services		119		91
Other accrued liabilities		365		331
Total accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	$	4,105	$	3,767

Certain employee contracts provide for cash bonuses upon a positive final investment decision in the Project (“FID”), subject to approval by the Company’s board of directors. At September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, non-current compensation liabilities related to engineering staff were $0.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively, which were recognized as an addition to project assets. In addition, non-current compensation liabilities related to certain executive staff were $1.3 million and $1.6 million as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively.