10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                         to                     

Commission File No. 000-12536

China Recycling Energy Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada	90-0093373
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4/F, Tower C

Rong Cheng Yun Gu Building

Keji 3^rd Road, Yanta District

Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province

China 710075

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: + 86-29-8765-1097

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒	Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	CREG	Nasdaq Stock Market

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, as of May 16, 2019 was 16,106,498.

INDEX

		Page No.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements	1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2018	1
	Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018	2
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018	3
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	44
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	44
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	45
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	45
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	45
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	45
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	45
Item 5.	Other Information	45
Item 6.	Exhibits	45

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF MARCH 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

	MARCH 31, 2019			DECEMBER 31, 2018
	(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$	57,099,604		$	53,223,142
Accounts receivable, net		49,395,722			11,755,251
Interest receivable on sales type leases		5,434,301			9,336,140
Prepaid expenses		33,019			32,395
Other receivables		1,073,450			1,559,116
Total current assets		113,036,096			75,906,044
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Investment in sales-type leases, net		11,348,582			24,962,056
Long term investment		-			475,635
Long term deposit		16,278			15,971
Property and equipment, net		28,019,164			27,495,049
Construction in progress		25,581,050			42,582,177
Total non-current assets		64,965,074			95,530,888
TOTAL ASSETS		178,001,170		$	171,436,932
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	6,345,407		$	5,591,876
Taxes payable		5,146,375			3,636,559
Accrued liabilities and other payables		1,177,292			1,617,997
Due to related parties		41,159			41,168
Interest payable on entrusted loans		19,714,466			17,473,492
Current portion of entrusted loan payable		49,305,710			48,373,936
Total current liabilities		81,730,409			76,735,028
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Convertible note payable, net of unamortized OID and debt issuing costs		-			1,016,589
Accrued interest on notes		20,942			40,572
Income tax payable		6,390,625			6,390,625
Deferred tax liability, net		563,309			3,040,346
Notes payable, net of unamortized OID		2,006,250			-
Long term payable		445,534			-
Refundable deposit from customers for systems leasing		564,342			1,034,503
Total noncurrent liabilities		9,991,002			11,522,635
Total liabilities		91,721,411			88,257,663
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 13,747,226 shares and 10,295,280 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , respectively		13,747			10,295
Additional paid in capital		114,168,100			114,484,018
Statutory reserve		14,739,072			14,525,712
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,810,304	)		(4,620,930	)
Accumulated deficit		(39,830,856	)		(37,675,202	)
Total Company stockholders’ equity		86,279,759			86,723,893
Noncontrolling interest		-			(3,544,624	)
Total equity		86,279,759			83,179,269
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	178,001,170		$	171,436,932

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

	THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
	2019			2018
Revenue
Contingent rental income	$	621,174		$	1,422,831
Interest income on sales-type leases		174,235			1,606,615
Total operating income		795,409			3,029,446
Operating expenses
Bad debt expense		108,396			99,879
General and administrative		1,334,424			1,406,352
Total operating expenses		1,442,820			1,506,231
Income (loss) from operations		(647,411	)		1,523,215
Non-operating income (expenses)
Loss on note conversion		(893,958	)		-
Loss on disposal of systems		(1,257,170	)		-
Interest income		41,112			37,204
Interest expense		(1,932,105	)		(1,424,628	)
Other income (expenses), net		356,367			(1,741	)
Total non-operating expenses, net		(3,685,754	)		(1,389,165	)
Income (loss) before income tax		(4,333,165	)		134,050
Income tax expense (benefit)		(2,390,871	)		339,545
Loss before noncontrolling interest		(1,942,294	)		(205,495	)
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		-			(91,258	)
Net loss attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation		(1,942,294	)		(114,237	)
Other comprehensive items
Foreign currency translation gain attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation		1,810,626			6,405,278
Foreign currency translation loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		-			(21,922	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation	$	(131,668	)	$	6,291,041
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	-		$	(113,180	)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		12,065,716			8,310,198
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		12,065,716			8,310,198
Basic loss per share	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
	2019			2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Loss including noncontrolling interest	$	(1,942,294	)	$	(205,495	)
Adjustments to reconcile loss including noncontrolling interest to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation		-			42
Amortization of OID and debt issuing costs of convertible note		59,661			-
Bad debt expense		108,396			99,879
Loss on disposal of 40% ownership of Fund Management Co		47,506			-
Investment loss		-			4,144
Loss on transfer of Chengli Boxing system		638,167			-
Loss on transfer of Xuzhou Huayu system		405,959			-
Loss on transfer of Shenqiu Phase I & II systems		213,044			-
Loss on disposal of fixed assets		293			-
Loss on note conversion		893,958			-
Changes in deferred tax		(2,530,614	)		(118,450	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable on sales type leases		(174,235	)		(471,136	)
Collection of principal on sales type leases		-			992,791
Prepaid expenses		-			300,790
Other receivables		(144,398	)		(62,605	)
Accounts receivables		(720,561	)		(742,756	)
Notes receivable		-			384,148
Construction in progress		-			(827,120	)
Accounts payable		1,156,480			(107,562	)
Taxes payable		234,534			124,592
Interest payable on entrusted loan		1,900,658			1,954,355
Accrued liabilities and other payables		(430,025	)		(66,998	)
Refundable deposit for systems leasing		(489,123	)		-
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(772,594	)		1,258,619
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from disposal of property & equipment		5,188			-
Net cash provided by investing activities		5,188			-
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of notes payable		2,000,000			-
Issuance of common stock		1,620,800			-
Net cash provided by financing activities		3,620,800			-
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH AND EQUIVALENTS		1,023,068			2,119,524
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS		3,876,462			3,378,143
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		53,223,142			49,830,243
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	57,099,604		$	53,208,386
Supplemental cash flow data:
Income tax paid	$	-		$	441,099
Interest paid	$	-		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018

	Common stock				Paid in		Statutory		Other Comprehensive		Retained						Noncontrolling
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Reserves		Income		Earnings			Total			interest
Balance at December 31, 2017		8,310,198	$	8,310	$	111,796,813	$	14,525,712	$	860,553	$	28,321,696		$	155,513,084		$	(478,637	)
Net loss for the quarter		-		-		-		-		-		(114,237	)		(114,237	)		(91,258	)
Transfer to statutory reserves		-		-		-		75,990		-		(75,990	)		-			-
Foreign currency translation gain		-		-		-		-		6,405,278		-			6,405,278			(21,922	)
Balance at March 31, 2018		8,310,198	$	8,310	$	111,796,813	$	14,601,702	$	7,265,831	$	28,131,469		$	161,804,125		$	(591,817	)

	Common stock				Paid in			Statutory		Other Comprehensive			Accumulated						Noncontrolling
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Reserves		Loss			Deficit			Total			Interest
Balance at December 31, 2018		10,295,820	$	10,295	$	114,484,018		$	14,525,712	$	(4,620,930	)	$	(37,675,202	)	$	86,723,893		$	(3,544,624	)
Issuance of common stock		1,600,000		1,600		1,619,200			-		-			-			1,620,800			-
Conversion of note payable into shares		1,851,946		1,852		2,013,124			-		-			-			2,014,976			-
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		-		-		(3,948,242	)		-		-			-			(3,948,242	)		3,544,624
Net loss for the quarter		-		-		-			-		-			(1,942,294	)		(1,942,294	)		-
Transfer to statutory reserves		-		-		-			213,360		-			(213,360	)		-			-
Foreign currency translation gain		-		-		-			-		1,810,626			-			1,810,626			-
Balance at  March 31, 2019		13,747,766	$	13,747	$	114,168,100		$	14,739,072	$	(2,810,304	)	$	(39,830,856	)	$	86,279,759		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2019 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

China Recycling Energy Corporation (the “Company” or “CREG”) was incorporated on May 8, 1980 as Boulder Brewing Company under the laws of the State of Colorado. On September 6, 2001, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Nevada. In 2004, the Company changed its name from Boulder Brewing Company to China Digital Wireless, Inc. and on March 8, 2007, again changed its name from China Digital Wireless, Inc. to its current name, China Recycling Energy Corporation. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides energy saving solutions and services, including selling and leasing energy saving systems and equipment to customers, and project investment in the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”).

Erdos TCH – Joint Venture

On April 14, 2009, the Company formed a joint venture (the “JV”) with Erdos Metallurgy Co., Ltd. (“Erdos”) to recycle waste heat from Erdos’ metal refining plants to generate power and steam to be sold back to Erdos. The name of the JV was Inner Mongolia Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd. (“Erdos TCH”) with a term of 20 years. Total investment for the project was estimated at $79 million (RMB 500 million) with an initial investment of $17.55 million (RMB 120 million). Erdos contributed 7% of the total investment of the project, and Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xi’an TCH”) contributed 93%. According to the parties’ agreement on profit distribution, Xi’an TCH and Erdos will receive 80% and 20%, respectively, of the profit from the JV until Xi’an TCH receives a complete return of its investment. Xi’an TCH and Erdos will then receive 60% and 40%, respectively, of the profit from the JV. On June 15, 2013, Xi’an TCH and Erdos entered into a share transfer agreement, pursuant to which Erdos sold its 7% ownership interest in the JV to Xi’an TCH for $1.29 million (RMB 8 million), plus certain accumulated profits as described below. Xi’an TCH paid the $1.29 million in July 2013 and, as a result, became the sole stockholder of the JV. In addition, Xi’an TCH paid Erdos accumulated profits from inception up to June 30, 2013 in accordance with a supplementary agreement entered into on August 6, 2013. In August 2013, Xi’an TCH paid 20% of the accumulated profit (calculated under PRC GAAP) of $226,000 to Erdos. Erdos TCH currently has two power generation systems in Phase I with a total of 18 MW power capacity, and three power generation systems in Phase II with a total of 27 MW power capacity. On April 28, 2016, Erdos TCH and Erdos entered into a supplemental agreement, effective May 1, 2016, whereby Erdos TCH cancelled monthly minimum lease payments from Erdos, and now charges Erdos based on actual electricity sold at RMB 0.30 / KWH. The selling price of each KWH is determined annually based on prevailing market conditions. The Company evaluated the modified terms for payments based on actual electricity sold as minimum lease payments as defined in ASC 840-10-25-4, since lease payments that depend on a factor directly related to the future use of the leased property are contingent rentals and, accordingly, are excluded from minimum lease payments in their entirety. The Company wrote off the net investment receivables of these leases at the lease modification date.

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In addition, Erdos TCH has 30% ownership in DaTangShiDai (BinZhou) Energy Savings Technology Co., Ltd. (“BinZhou Energy Savings”), 30% ownership in DaTangShiDai DaTong Recycling Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“DaTong Recycling Energy”), and 40% ownership in DaTang ShiDai TianYu XuZhou Recycling Energy Technology Co, Ltd. (“TianYu XuZhou Recycling Energy”). These companies were incorporated in 2012 but there have not been any operations since then nor has any registered capital contribution been made.

Pucheng Biomass Power Generation Projects

On June 29, 2010, Xi’an TCH entered into a Biomass Power Generation (“BMPG”) Project Lease Agreement with Pucheng XinHengYuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd. (“Pucheng”), a limited liability company incorporated in China. Under this lease agreement, Xi’an TCH leased a set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Pucheng at a minimum of $279,400 (RMB 1,900,000) per month for 15 years (“Pucheng Phase I”).

On September 11, 2013, Xi’an TCH entered into a BMPG Asset Transfer Agreement (the “Pucheng Transfer Agreement”) with Pucheng. The Pucheng Transfer Agreement provided for the sale by Pucheng to Xi’an TCH of a set of 12 MW BMPG systems with completion of system transformation for RMB 100 million ($16.48 million) in the form of 8,766,547 shares of common stock of the Company at $1.87 per share. These shares were issued to Pucheng on October 29, 2013. Also on September 11, 2013, Xi’an TCH entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement with Pucheng (the “Pucheng Lease”). Under the Pucheng Lease, Xi’an TCH leases this same set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Pucheng, and combined this lease with the lease for the 12 MW BMPG station of Pucheng Phase I project, under a single lease to Pucheng for RMB 3.8 million ($0.63 million) per month (the “Pucheng Phase II Project”). The term for the combined lease is from September 2013 to June 2025. The lease agreement for the 12 MW station from the Pucheng Phase I project terminated upon the effective date of the Pucheng Lease. The ownership of the two 12 MW BMPG systems will transfer to Pucheng at no additional charge when the Pucheng Lease expires.

Shenqiu Yuneng Biomass Power Generation Projects

On May 25, 2011, Xi’an TCH entered into a Letter of Intent with Shenqiu YuNeng Thermal Power Co., Ltd. (“Shenqiu”) to reconstruct and transform a Thermal Power Generation System owned by Shenqiu into a 75T/H BMPG System for $3.57 million (RMB 22.5 million). The project commenced in June 2011 and was completed in the third quarter of 2011. On September 28, 2011, Xi’an TCH entered into a BMPG Asset Transfer Agreement with Shenqiu (the “Shenqiu Transfer Agreement”). Pursuant to the Shenqiu Transfer Agreement, Shenqiu sold Xi’an TCH a set of 12 MW BMPG systems (after Xi’an TCH converted the system for BMPG purposes). As consideration for the BMPG systems, Xi’an TCH agreed to pay Shenqiu $10,937,500 (RMB 70 million) in cash in three installments within six months, upon the transfer of ownership of the systems. By the end of 2012, all the consideration was paid. On September 28, 2011, Xi’an TCH and Shenqiu also entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement (the “2011 Shenqiu Lease”). Under the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, Xi’an TCH agreed to lease a set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Shenqiu at a monthly rental rate of $286,000 (RMB 1,800,000) for 11 years. Upon expiration of the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, ownership of this system will transfer from Xi’an TCH to Shenqiu at no additional cost. In connection with the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, Shenqiu paid one month’s rent as a security deposit to Xi’an TCH, in addition to providing personal guarantees.

On October 8, 2012, Xi’an TCH entered into a Letter of Intent for technical reformation of Shenqiu Project Phase II with Shenqiu for technical reformation to enlarge the capacity of the Shenqiu Project Phase I (the “Shenqiu Phase II Project”). The technical reformation involved the construction of another 12 MW BMPG system. After the reformation, the generation capacity of the power plant increased to 24 MW. The project commenced on October 25, 2012 and was completed during the first quarter of 2013. The total cost of the project was $11.1 million (RMB 68 million). On March 30, 2013, Xi’an TCH and Shenqiu entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement (the “2013 Shenqiu Lease”). Under the 2013 Shenqiu Lease, Xi’an TCH agreed to lease the second set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Shenqiu for $239,000 (RMB 1.5 million) per month for 9.5 years. When the 2013 Shenqiu Lease expires, ownership of this system will transfer from Xi’an TCH to Shenqiu at no additional cost.

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On January 4, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, a resident of China, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Xi’an TCH will transfer two Biomass Power Generation Projects in Shenqiu (“Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects”) to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng Enterprises Management Consulting Co. Ltd. (“Xi’an Hanneng”) to Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP (the “HYREF”) as repayment for the loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects (See Note 12). The transfer of the projects was completed on February 15, 2019. The Company recorded $213,044 loss from the transfer.

The Fund Management Company

On June 25, 2013, Xi’an TCH and HongyuanHuifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd. (“HongyuanHuifu”) jointly established Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. (the “Fund Management Company”) with registered capital of RMB 10 million ($1.45 million). Xi’an TCH made an initial capital contribution of RMB 4 million ($650,000) and had a 40% ownership interest in the Fund Management Company. With respect to the Fund Management Company, voting rights and dividend rights are allocated 80% and 20% between HongyuanHuifu and Xi’an TCH, respectively.

The Fund Management Company is the general partner of Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP (the “HYREF Fund”), a limited liability partnership established on July 18, 2013 in Beijing. The Fund Management Company made an initial capital contribution of RMB 5 million ($830,000) to the HYREF Fund. RMB 460 million ($77 million) was fully subscribed by all partners for the HYREF Fund. The HYREF Fund has three limited partners: (1) China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 280 million ($46.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a preferred limited partner; (2) HongyuanHuifu, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 100 million ($16.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is an ordinary limited partner; and (3) the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi’an TCH, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 75 million ($12.5 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a secondary limited partner. In addition, Xi’an TCH and HongyuanHuifu formed Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. to manage this Fund, which also subscribed in the amount of RMB 5 million ($830,000) from the Fund. The term of the HYREF Fund’s partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, expiring July 18, 2019. The term is four years from the date of contribution for the preferred limited partner, and four years from the date of contribution for the ordinary limited partner. The total size of the HYREF Fund is RMB 460 million ($77 million). The HYREF Fund was formed to invest in Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a then 90% owned subsidiary of Xi’an TCH, for the construction of two coke dry quenching (“CDQ”) WHPG stations with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (“Tianyu”) and one CDQ WHPG station with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. (“Chengli”).

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu, pursuant to which Xi’an TCH transferred its 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867 ($0.53 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company recorded approximately $47,500 loss from the sale of a 40% equity interest in Fund Management Company. The Company does not have any ownership in the Fund Management Company after this transaction.

Chengli Waste Heat Power Generation Projects

On July 19, 2013, Xi’an TCH formed a new company, “Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.” (“Zhonghong”), with registered capital of RMB 30 million ($4.85 million). Xi’an TCH paid RMB 27 million ($4.37 million) and owns 90% of Zhonghong. Zhonghong is engaged to provide energy saving solution and services, including constructing, selling and leasing energy saving systems and equipment to customers. On December 29, 2018, Shanghai TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with HYREF, pursuant to which HYREF transferred its 10% ownership in Xi’an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH for consideration of RMB 3 million ($0.44 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company owns 100% of Xi’an Zhonghong after the transaction.

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On July 24, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement of CDQ and CDQ WHPG Project with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. (“Chengli”). The parties entered into a supplement agreement on July 26, 2013. Pursuant to these agreements, Zhonghong will design, build and maintain a 25 MW CDQ system and a CDQ WHPG system to supply power to Chengli, and Chengli will pay energy saving fees (the “Chengli Project”). Chengli will contract the operation of the system to a third-party contractor, as mutually agreed upon by Zhonghong. In addition, Chengli will provide the land for the CDQ WHPG systems at no cost to Zhonghong. The term of the Agreements is 20 years. The watt hours generated by the Chengli Project will be charged at RMB 0.42 ($0.068) per kilowatt hour (excluding tax). The operating time shall be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Chengli, then time charged shall be 8,000 hours a year, and if it is less than 8,000 hours due to a reason attributable to Zhonghong, then it shall be charged at actual operating hours. The construction of the Chengli Project was completed in the second quarter of 2015 and the project successfully completed commissioning tests in the first quarter of 2017. The Chengli Project is now operational, however, due to intensifying environmental protection, the local environmental authorities required the project owner constructing CDQ sewage treatment to complete supporting works, which were completed and passed acceptance inspection during the quarter ended September 30, 2018. However, the owner of Chengli Project changed from Chengli to Shandong Boxing Shengli Technology Company Ltd. (“Shengli”) in March 2014. This change resulted from transfer of the equity ownership of Chengli to Shengli (a private company). Chengli, as a state-owned enterprise that is 100% owned by the local Power Supply Bureau, is no longer allowed to carry out business activities, and Shengli, the new owner, is not entitled to the high on-grid prices, and thus demanded a renegotiation of the settlement terms for the project.

On July 22, 2013, Zhonghong entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) General Contractor Agreement for the Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. CDQ Power Generation Project (the “Chengli Project”) with Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”). Zhonghong, as the owner of the Chengli Project, contracted EPC services for a CDQ system and a 25 MW CDQ WHPG system for Chengli to Huaxin. Huaxin shall provide construction, equipment procurement, transportation, installation and adjustment, test run, construction engineering management and other necessary services to complete the Huaxin Project and ensure the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for Chengli meet the inspection and acceptance requirements and work normally. The Chengli Project is a turn-key project in which Huaxin is responsible for monitoring the quality, safety, duration and cost of the Chengli Project. The total contract price is RMB 200 million ($33.34 million), which includes all the materials, equipment, labor, transportation, electricity, water, waste disposal, machinery and safety costs.

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, the “HYREF”, Guohua Ku, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement, pursuant to which Xi’an Zhonghong will transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, Guohua Ku and Chonggong Bai also agreed to buy back the CDQ WHPG Station when conditions under the Buy Back Agreement are met (see Note 12). The transfer of the Station was completed on January 22, 2019, the Company recorded $638,166 loss from this transfer.

Tianyu Waste Heat Power Generation Project

On July 19, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement (the “Tianyu Agreement”) for Energy Management of CDQ and CDQ WHPG Projects with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (“Tianyu”). Pursuant to the Tianyu Agreement, Zhonghong will design, build, operate and maintain two sets of 25 MW CDQ systems and CDQ WHPG systems for two subsidiaries of Tianyu – Xuzhou Tian’an Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Tian’an”) and Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Huayu”) – to be located at Xuzhou Tian’an and Xuzhou Huayu’s respective locations (the “Tianyu Project”). Upon completion of the Tianyu Project, Zhonghong will charge Tianyu an energy saving fee of RMB 0.534 ($0.087) per kilowatt hour (excluding tax). The operating time will be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually for each of Xuzhou Tian’an and Xuzhou Huayu. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Tianyu, then time charged will be 8,000 hours a year. Because of overcapacity and pollution of the iron and steel and related industries, the Chinese government has imposed production limitations for the energy-intensive enterprises with heavy pollution, including Xuzhou Tian’an. Xuzhou Tian’an has slowed the construction process for its dry quenching production line which caused the delay of our project. The term of the Tianyu Agreement is 20 years. The construction of the Xuzhou Tian’an Project is anticipated to be completed by the second quarter of 2019. Xuzhou Tian’an will provide the land for the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for free. Xuzhou Tian’an has also guaranteed that it will purchase all the power generated by the CDQ WHPG systems. The Xuzhou Huayu Project is currently on hold due to a conflict between Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. and local residents on certain pollution-related issues. The local government acted in its capacity to coordinate the resolution of this issue. The local residents were requested to move from the hygienic buffer zone of the project location, in exchange for compensatory payments from the government. Xuzhou Huayu was required to stop production and implement technical innovations to mitigate pollution discharge including sewage treatment, dust collection, noise control, and recycling of coal gas. Currently, some local residents have moved. Xuzhou Huayu has completed the implementation of the technical innovations of sewage treatment, dust collection, and noise control, and the Company is waiting for local governmental agencies to approve these technical innovations. Due to the stricter administration of environmental protection policies and recent increases in environmental protections for the coking industry in Xuzhou, all local coking, as well as steel iron enterprises, are facing similar situations of suspended production while they rectify technologies and procedures. The Company expects to receive governmental acceptance and approval and to resume construction in the second quarter of 2019.

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On July 22, 2013, Zhonghong entered into an EPC General Contractor Agreement for the Tianyu Project with Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”). Zhonghong, as the owner of the Tianyu Project, contracted EPC services for two CDQ systems and two 25 MW CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu to Huaxin. Huaxin will provide construction, equipment procurement, transportation, installation and adjustment, test run, construction engineering management and other necessary services to complete the Tianyu Project and ensure the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu meet the inspection and acceptance requirements and work normally. The Tianyu Project is a turn-key project in which Huaxin is responsible for monitoring the quality, safety, duration and cost of the project. The total contract price is RMB 400 million ($66.68 million), which includes all the materials, equipment, labor, transportation, electricity, water, waste disposal, machinery and safety costs.

On January 4, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Xi’an Zhonghong will transfer a CDQ WHPG station (under construction) located in Xuzhou City for Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Huayu Project”) to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project (see Note 12). The transfer of the project was completed on February 15, 2019. The Company recorded $405,959 loss from this transfer. As of March 31, 2019, Mr. Chonggong Bai is in the process of transferring all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan. Xi’an Hanneng will own 47,150,000 shares of Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd for the repayment. As of March 31, 2019, Xi’an Hanneng already owns 29,948,000 shares of Huaxin, and is in the process of obtaining the remaining 17,202,000 shares; however, Huaxin stock is halted trading by NEEQ until its 2018 annual report is filed. Accordingly, the Company is currently working with all the relevant parties to enter a supplemental agreement to extend the due date of equity share transfer of Xi’an Hanneng to July 31, 2019 when Xi’an Hanneng obtained the remaining 17,202,000 shares of Huaxin. Since the debt settlement agreement is not fully implemented, the loan was deemed unrepaid at March 31, 2019.

Zhongtai Waste Heat Power Generation Energy Management Cooperative Agreement

On December 6, 2013, Xi’an TCH entered into a CDQ and WHPG Energy Management Cooperative Agreement (the “Zhongtai Agreement”) with Xuzhou Zhongtai Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhongtai”), a limited liability company incorporated in Jiangsu Province, China.

Pursuant to the Zhongtai Agreement, Xi’an TCH will design, build and maintain a 150 ton per hour CDQ system and a 25 MW CDQ WHPG system and sell the power to Zhongtai, and Xi’an TCH will also build a furnace to generate steam from the smoke pipeline’s waste heat and sell the steam to Zhongtai.

The construction period of the Project is expected to be 18 months from the date when conditions are ready for construction to begin. Zhongtai will start to pay an energy saving service fee from the date when the WHPG station passes the required 72-hour test run. The payment term is 20 years. For the first 10 years, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.534 ($0.089) per kilowatt hour (KWH) (including value added tax) for the power generated from the system. For the second 10 years, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.402 ($0.067) per KWH (including value added tax). During the term of the contract the energy saving fee shall be adjusted at the same percentage as the change of local grid electricity price. Zhongtai shall also pay an energy saving fee for the steam supplied by Xi’an TCH at RMB 100 ($16.67) per ton (including value added tax). Zhongtai and its parent company will provide guarantees to ensure Zhongtai will fulfill its obligations under the Agreement. Upon the completion of the term, Xi’an TCH will transfer the systems to Zhongtai for RMB 1 ($0.16). Zhongtai shall provide waste heat to the systems for no less than 8,000 hours per year and waste gas volume no less than 150,000 Normal Meter Cubed (Nm3) per hour, with a temperature no less than 950°C. If these requirements are not met, the term of the Agreement will be extended accordingly. If Zhongtai wants to terminate the Zhongtai Agreement early, it shall provide Xi’an TCH with a 60 day notice and pay the termination fee and compensation for the damages to Xi’an TCH according to the following formula: (1) if it is less than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests termination, Zhongtai shall pay: Xi’an TCH’s total investment amount plus Xi’an TCH’s annual investment return times five years minus the years in which the system has already operated; or 2) if it is more than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests the termination, Zhongtai shall pay: Xi’an TCH’s total investment amount minus total amortization cost (the amortization period is 10 years).

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In March 2016, Xi’an TCH entered into a Transfer Agreement of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system with Zhongtai and Xi’an Huaxin (the “Transfer Agreement”). Under the Transfer Agreement, Xi’an TCH agreed to transfer to Zhongtai all of the assets associated with the CDQ Waste Heat Power Generation Project (the “Project”), which is under construction pursuant to the Zhongtai Agreement. Additionally, Xi’an TCH agreed to transfer to Zhongtai the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) Contract for the CDQ Waste Heat Power Generation Project which Xi’an TCH had entered into with Xi’an Huaxin in connection with the Project. Xi’an Huaxin will continue to construct and complete the Project and Xi’an TCH agreed to transfer all its rights and obligations under the EPC Contract to Zhongtai. As consideration for the transfer of the Project, Zhongtai agreed to pay to Xi’an TCH an aggregate transfer price of RMB 167,360,000 ($25.77 million) including payments of: (i) RMB 152,360,000 ($23.46 million) for the construction of the Project; and (ii) RMB 15,000,000 ($2.31 million) as payment for partial loan interest accrued during the construction period. Those amounts have been, or will be, paid by Zhongtai to Xi’an TCH according to the following schedule: (a) RMB 50,000,000 ($7.70 million) was to be paid within 20 business days after the Transfer Agreement was signed; (b) RMB 30,000,000 ($4.32 million) was to be paid within 20 business days after the Project was completed, but no later than July 30, 2016; and (c) RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) was to be paid no later than July 30, 2017. Xuzhou Taifa Special Steel Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Taifa”) guaranteed the payments from Zhongtai to Xi’an TCH. The ownership of the Project was conditionally transferred to Zhongtai following the initial payment of RMB 50,000,000 ($7.70 million) by Zhongtai to Xi’an TCH and the full ownership of the Project will be officially transferred to Zhongtai after it completes all payments pursuant to the Transfer Agreement. The Company recorded a $2.82 million loss from this transaction in 2016. In 2016, Xi’an TCH had received the first payment of $7.70 million and the second payment of $4.32 million. However, the Company received a repayment commitment letter from Zhongtai on February 23, 2018, in which Zhongtai committed to pay the remaining payment of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) no later than the end of July 2018; in July 2018, Zhongtai and the Company reached a further oral agreement to extend the repayment term of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) by another two to three months. In August 2018, the Company received $1,070,000 from Zhongtai; as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had receivable from Zhongtai for $11.88 million (with bad debt allowance of $3.56 million). Zhongtai provided an acknowledgement letter to the Company stating they expect to repay the remaining balance of $11.88 million by the end of October 2019, once they resume normal production.

Formation of Zhongxun

On March 24, 2014, Xi’an TCH incorporated a subsidiary, Zhongxun Energy Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“Zhongxun”) with registered capital of $5,695,502 (RMB 35,000,000), which must be contributed before October 1, 2028. Zhongxun is 100% owned by Xi’an TCH and will be mainly engaged in project investment, investment management, economic information consulting, and technical services. Zhongxun has not yet commenced operations as of the date of this report.

Formation of Yinghua

On February 11, 2015, the Company incorporated a subsidiary, Shanghai Yinghua Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Yinghua”) with registered capital of $30,000,000, to be paid within 10 years from the date the business license is issued. Yinghua is 100% owned by the Company and will be mainly engaged in financial leasing, purchase of financial leasing assets, disposal and repair of financial leasing assets, consulting and ensuring of financial leasing transactions, and related factoring business. Yinghua has not yet commenced operations as of the date of this report.

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Formation of ShengYa Energy 

On July 1, 2016, Xi’an Zhonghong incorporated a subsidiary, Xi’an ShengYa Energy Co., Ltd. (“ShengYa Energy”) with registered capital of $29.42 million (RMB 200,000,000), ShengYa Energy has not yet commenced operations nor has any capital contribution been made as of the date of this report.

Summary of Sales-Type Leases at March 31, 2019

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had the following sales-type leases: BMPG systems to Pucheng Phase I and II (15 and 11-year terms, respectively).

The consolidated interim financial information as of March 31, 2019 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures which are normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) were not included. The interim consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, previously filed with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2019, results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, as applicable, were made. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements included herein were prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) were omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements (“CFS”) include the accounts of CREG and its subsidiaries, Shanghai Yinghua Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Yinghua”) and Sifang Holdings; Sifang Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiaries, Huahong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huahong”) and Shanghai TCH Energy Tech Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai TCH”); Shanghai TCH’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi’an TCH Energy Tech Co., Ltd. (“Xi’an TCH”); and Xi’an TCH’s subsidiaries, 1) Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd (“Erdos TCH”), 100% owned by Xi’an TCH (See note 1), 2) Zhonghong, 90% owned by Xi’an TCH and 10% owned by Shanghai TCH, and 3) Zhongxun, 100% owned by Xi’an TCH. Substantially all the Company’s revenues are derived from the operations of Shanghai TCH and its subsidiaries, which represent substantially all the Company’s consolidated assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2019. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

In preparing these CFS in accordance with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheets as well as revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Sales-type Leasing and Related Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective transition approach by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. Results and disclosure requirements for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under Topic 842, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 840. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. 

The Company constructs and leases waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers. The Company typically transfers ownership of the waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers at the end of the lease. Prior to January 1, 2019, the investment in these projects was recorded as investment in sales-type leases in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 840, “Leases,” and its various amendments and interpretations.

The Company finances construction of waste energy recycling power generating projects. The sales and cost of sales are recognized at the inception of the lease. The investment in sales-type leases consists of the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable less unearned interest income and estimated executory cost. Minimum lease payments are part of the lease agreement between the Company (as the lessor) and the customer (as the lessee). The discount rate implicit in the lease is used to calculate the present value of minimum lease payments. The minimum lease payments consist of the gross lease payments net of executory costs and contingent rentals, if any. Unearned interest is amortized to income over the lease term to produce a constant periodic rate of return on net investment in the lease. While revenue is recognized at the inception of the lease, the cash flow from the sales-type lease occurs over the course of the lease, which results in interest income and reduction of receivables. Revenue is recognized net of sales tax. 

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Contingent Rental Income

The Company records income from actual electricity usage in addition to minimum lease payments of each project as contingent rental income in the period contingent rental income is earned. Contingent rent is not part of minimum lease payments.   

Cash and Equivalents

Cash and equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments.

Accounts Receivable

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had gross accounts receivable of $52,959,990; of which, $36.69 million was for transferring the ownership of Huayu and Shenqiu Phase I and II systems to Mr. Bai but waiting for completion of transfer Mr. Bai’s all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to HYREF; $11.88 million was from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and $4.39 million accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for the electricity sold. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had accounts receivable of $15,252,162 (from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for electricity sold). As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company had bad debt allowance of $3,564,268 and $3,496,911 for Zhongtai due to not making the payments as scheduled.

Interest Receivable on Sales Type Leases

As of March 31, 2019, the interest receivable on sales type leases was $5,434,301, mainly from recognized but not yet collected interest income for the Pucheng systems. As of December 31, 2018, the interest receivable on sales type leases was $9,336,140, mainly from recognized but not yet collected interest income for the Pucheng and Shengqiu systems. As of April 1, 2018, the Company stopped accruing interest receivable on the Pucheng lease as the Pucheng lease was at least one year overdue in its payments.

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on receivables. Management reviews the composition of receivables and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had bad debt allowance for net investment receivable of $22,534,192 for the Pucheng systems. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had bad debt allowance for net investment receivable of $29,276,658 ($7,274,872 for the Shenqiu systems and $22,001,786 for the Pucheng systems) due to lessees’ tight working capital and continuous delay in making the payment.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained within China. Balances at financial institutions within China are not covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

Certain other financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of accounts and other receivables. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its customers’ financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

The operations of the Company are in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC.

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Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated lives as follows:

Building	20 years
Vehicles	2 - 5 years
Office and Other Equipment	2 - 5 years
Software	2 - 3 years

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment,” the Company reviews its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the total expected undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. The Company recorded nil asset impairment loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company recorded asset impairment loss of $28,429,789 for three projects for the year ended December 31, 2018, as described below.

On January 4, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement for Xi’an Zhonghong to transfer the Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million), which transfer price was considered as the fair value (“FV”) of the project. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Huayu project, and recorded asset impairment loss of $6,528,120 for the project for the year ended December 31, 2018.

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, the HYREF, Guohua Ku, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement for Xi’an Zhonghong to transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of a loan for RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. The transfer price was considered the FV of the system. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Chengli system, and recorded asset impairment loss of $8,124,968 for the system for the year ended December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018 and as of this report date, the progress of the Xuzhou Tian’an project is slow due to strict environmental protection policies. The Company estimated the FV of the Xuzhou Tian’an project to be around RMB 172,250,000.00 ($25.58 million). The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Tian’an Project, and recorded asset impairment loss of $13,512,592 for the project for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Notes Payable – Banker’s Acceptances

The Company endorses banker’s acceptances that are issued from a bank to vendors as payment for its obligations. Most of the banker’s acceptances have maturity dates of less than six months following their issuance.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists primarily of the direct material of the power generating system and expenses incurred directly for project construction for sales-type leasing and sales tax and additions for contingent rental income. 

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates, applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

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The Company follows ASC Topic 740, which prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods, and income tax disclosures.

Under the provisions of ASC Topic 740, when tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

CREG is subject to U.S. corporate income taxes on its taxable income at a rate of up to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income of up to 35% for prior tax years. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) was signed into law. The Tax Act introduced a broad range of tax reform measures that significantly changed the federal income tax laws. The provisions of the Tax Act that may have significant impact on the Company, including the permanent reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax years including or commencing on January 1, 2018, one-time transition tax on post-1986 foreign unremitted earnings, provision for Global Intangible Low Tax Income (“GILTI”), deduction for Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”), repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax, limitation of various business deductions, and modification of the maximum deduction of net operating loss with no carryback but indefinite carryforward provision. Many provisions in the Tax Act are generally effective in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years, or in a single lump-sum payment. 

To the extent that portions of its U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or GILTI, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Company may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. Any remaining liabilities are accrued in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income and estimated tax payments are made when required by U.S. law.

The Act also created new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings such as global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) under IRC Section 951A, which is effective for the Company for tax years beginning after January 1, 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company has calculated its best estimate of the impact of the GILTI in its income tax provision in accordance with its understanding of the Act and guidance available as of the date of this filing.

Noncontrolling Interests

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation,” which established new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling interests (“NCIs”) in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs (previously referred to as minority interests) be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability (as was previously the case), that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially-owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to NCIs even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance.  

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The net income (loss) attributed to NCIs was separately designated in the accompanying statements of income and comprehensive income (loss). Losses attributable to NCIs in a subsidiary may exceed an NCI’s interests in the subsidiary’s equity. The excess attributable to NCIs is attributed to those interests. NCIs shall continue to be attributed their share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit NCI balance.

Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 230, “Statement of Cash Flows,” cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debts, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. Receivables on sales-type leases are based on interest rates implicit in the lease.

FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosure of the FV of financial instruments held by the Company. FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” defines FV, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of FV measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for FV measures. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their FV because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

● Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

● Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

● Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to FV measurement.

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any long-term debt obligations; and the Company did not identify any assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at FV.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 “Compensation—Stock Compensation,” and FASB ASC Topic 505, “Equity.” The Company recognizes in its statement of operations FV at the grant date for stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees.  

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

The Company presents net income (loss) per share (“EPS”) in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earning Per Share.” Accordingly, basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding as well as common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method for stock options and warrants and the if-converted method for convertible notes. The Company made an accounting policy election to use the if-converted method for convertible securities that are eligible to receive common stock dividends, if declared. Diluted EPS reflect the potential dilution that could occur based on the exercise of stock options or warrants or conversion of convertible securities using the if-converted method.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Net loss	$	(1,942,294	)	$	(114,237	)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		12,065,716			8,310,198
Effect of dilutive securities:
Warrants granted		-			-
Options granted		-			-
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		12,065,716			8,310,198
Loss per share – basic	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)
Loss per share – diluted *	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)

* The basic and diluted loss per share are the same due to antidilutive options and warrants resulting from the Company’s net loss.

Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company’s functional currency is the Renminbi (“RMB”). For financial reporting purposes, RMB were translated into United States Dollars (“USD” or “$”) as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity as “Accumulated other comprehensive income.” Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in income. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.    

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income.” Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders.

Segment Reporting

FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” requires use of the “management approach” model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company’s management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company. FASB ASC Topic 280 has no effect on the Company’s CFS as substantially all of the Company’s operations are conducted in one industry segment. All of the Company’s assets are located in the PRC.

Reclassification

Certain prior period balance sheet accounts have been reclassified for the purpose of consistency with the current year’s presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new standard establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted this ASU on CFS on January 1, 2019 and concluded the adoption of this new AUS did not have a material impact to the Company’s CFS.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application will be permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its CFS and related disclosures.   

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its FV, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The guidance should be adopted on a prospective basis for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its CFS.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which expands the scope of ASC 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. An entity should apply the requirements of ASC 718 to non-employee awards except for specific guidance on inputs to an option pricing model and the attribution of cost. The amendments specify that ASC 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The new guidance is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 (i.e., January 1, 2020, for calendar year entities). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effects of the adoption of this guidance and currently believes that it will impact the accounting of the share-based awards granted to non-employees.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future CFS. 

3. NOTES RECEIVABLES – BANK ACCEPTANCE

From time to time, the Company has some notes receivables, representing the commercial notes (also called bank acceptances) that were issued by customers to Erdos TCH and were honored by the applicable bank. Erdos TCH may hold a bank acceptance until the maturity for the full payment, have the bank acceptance cashed out from the bank at a discount at an earlier date, or transfer the bank acceptance to its vendors in lieu of payment. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding notes receivable on-hand of $0.

4. INVESTMENT IN SALES-TYPE LEASES, NET

Under sales-type leases, Xi’an TCH leases the following systems: (i) BMPG systems to Pucheng Phase I and II (15 and 11 year terms, respectively); (ii) BMPG systems to Shenqiu Phase I (11-year term); and (iii) BMPG systems to Shenqiu Phase II (9.5-year term). The components of the net investment in sales-type leases as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	2019			2018
Total future minimum lease payments receivable	$	58,513,403		$	88,661,266
Less: executory cost		(3,753,690	)		(5,687,704	)
Less: unearned interest		(15,442,638	)		(19,398,707	)
Less: realized interest income but not yet received		(5,434,301	)		(9,336,141	)
Less: allowance for net investment receivable		(22,534,192	)		(29,276,658	)
Investment in sales-type leases, net		11,348,582			24,962,056
Current portion		-			-
Noncurrent portion	$	11,348,582		$	24,962,056

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On February 15, 2019, Xi’an TCH transferred Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF. As of March 31, 2019, the future minimum rentals to be received on non-cancelable sales-type leases by year are as follows:

2020	$	22,959,826
2021		6,772,110
2022		6,772,110
2023		6,772,110
2024		6,772,110
Thereafter		8,465,137
Total	$	58,513,403

5. PREPAID EXPENSES

Prepaid expenses mainly consisted of prepayment for office rental, decorations and taxes. The Company had $33,019 and $32,395 prepaid taxes as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 

6. OTHER RECEIVABLES

As of March 31, 2019, other receivables mainly consisted of (i) advance to third parties of $7,426, bearing no interest, payable upon demand, and tax and maintenance cost receivable of $1,037,626 for Xi’an TCH. As of December 31, 2018, other receivables mainly consisted of (i) advances to third parties of $7,285, bearing no interest, payable upon demand, and tax and maintenance cost receivable of $1,528,368 for Xi’an TCH.

7. LONG TERM INVESTMENT

On June 25, 2013, Xi’an TCH with HongyuanHuifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd (“HongyuanHuifu”) jointly established Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. (the “Fund Management Company”) with registered capital of RMB 10 million ($1.6 million), to manage a fund that will be used for financing CDQ WHPG projects. Xi’an TCH made an initial capital contribution of RMB 4 million ($0.65 million) and has a 40% ownership interest in the Fund Management Company. Voting rights and dividend rights are allocated between HongyuanHuifu and Xi’an TCH at 80% and 20%, respectively. The Company accounted for this investment using the equity method. The Company recorded $0 and $(4,144) equity-based investment income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

On July 18, 2013, the HYREF Fund was established as a limited liability partnership in Beijing. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the HYREF Fund had a general partner, the Fund Management Company, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 5 million ($0.83 million) to the HYREF Fund. The HYREF Fund has three limited partners: (1) China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 280 million ($46.67 million) and is a preferred limited partner, (2) HongyuanHuifu, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 100 million ($16.67 million) and is an ordinary limited partner and (3) the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Xian TCH, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 75 million ($10.81 million) and is a secondary limited partner. The term of the HYREF Fund’s partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, July 18, 2013. The current term for (x) the preferred limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution and (y) the ordinary limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution. Unless otherwise approved by the general partner (the Fund Management Company), upon the expiration of their respective terms, each partner shall exit from the partnership automatically. The total size of the HYREF Fund is RMB 460 million ($77 million), and the purpose of the HYREF Fund is to invest in Zhonghong for constructing 3 new CDQ WHPG projects. Xi’an TCH owns 16.3% of the HYREF Fund. The Company accounted for this investment using the cost method. The Company netted off the investment of RMB 75 million ($10.81 million) by Xi’an TCH with the entrusted loan payable of the HYREF Fund.

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu, pursuant to which Xi’an TCH agreed to transfer its 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867 ($0.53 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company had approximately $47,500 loss from the sale of a 40% equity interest in Fund Management Company.

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8. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS AND PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Construction in progress was for constructing power generation systems. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s construction in progress included:

	2019			2018
Xuzhou Huayu	$	-		$	23,778,899
Xuzhou Tian’an		39,120,260			38,380,969
Less: assets impairment allowance		(13,539,210	)		(19,577,691	)
Total	$	25,581,050		$	42,582,177

As of December 31, 2018, the Company was committed to pay an additional $11.66 million for the Xuzhou Huayu project; however, on February 15, 2019, Zhonghong transferred the Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project (see Note 12).

As of March 31, 2019, the Company was committed to pay an additional $4.12 million for the Xuzhou Tian’an project.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had net property and equipment (after impairment provision recorded in 2018) of approximately $28 million, which was for the Chengli project.

The Chengli project finished construction, and was transferred to the Company’s fixed assets at a cost of $35.24 million (without impairment provision) and ready to be put into operation as of December 31, 2018; the owner of the Chengli Project changed from Chengli to Shandong Boxing Shengli Technology Company Ltd. (“Shengli”) in March 2014. On January 22, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong completed the transfer of Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF (see Note 12). However, because the loan was not deemed repaid (See Note 12 for explanation), the Company kept recording the Chengli project in its books as fixed assets for accounting purposes as of March 31, 2019.

9. TAXES PAYABLE

Taxes payable consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	2019		2018
Income – current	$	1,867,729	$	1,718,051
VAT		2,832,459		1,666,695
Other		446,187		251,813
Total – current		5,146,375		3,636,559
Income – noncurrent	$	6,390,525	$	6,390,625

Income tax payable was approximately $8.26 million at March 31, 2019, including $1.87 million current and $6.39 million noncurrent was from recording the estimated one-time transition tax on post-1986 foreign unremitted earnings under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act signed on December 22, 2017. An election is available for the U.S. shareholders of a foreign company to pay the tax liability in installments over a period of eight years with 8% of net tax liability in the first five years, 15% in the sixth year, 20% in the seventh year, and 25% in the eighth year. The Company made such election.

10. ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLES

Accrued liabilities and other payables consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	2019		2018
Employee training, labor union expenditure and social insurance payable	$	859,112	$	844,997
Consulting, auditing, and legal expenses		33,941		488,052
Accrued payroll and welfare		270,396		261,152
Other		13,843		23,796
Total	$	1,177,292	$	1,617,997

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11. DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY, NET

Deferred tax assets resulted from asset impairment loss which was temporarily non-tax deductible for tax purposes but expensed in accordance with US GAAP, interest income in sales-type leases which was recognized as income for tax purposes but not for book purpose as it did not meet revenue recognition in accordance with US GAAP, accrued employee social insurance that can be deducted for tax purposes in the future, and the difference between tax and accounting basis of cost of fixed assets which was capitalized for tax purposes and expensed as part of cost of systems in accordance with US GAAP. Deferred tax liability arose from the difference between tax and accounting basis of net investment in sales-type leases.

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, deferred tax liability consisted of the following:

	2019			2018
Deferred tax asset — current (accrual of employee social insurance)	$	190,376		$	186,779
Deferred tax liability — current (net investment in sales-type leases)		(789,887	)		(1,639,057	)
Deferred tax liability — current, net of current deferred tax asset	$	(599,511	)	$	(1,452,278	)
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (depreciation of fixed assets)	$	3,509,234		$	6,176,064
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (asset impairment loss)		6,524,615			15,003,497
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (capitalized interest on CIP)		-			2,531,120
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (interest income in sales-type leases)		884,020			658,307
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (US NOL)		3,067,507			3,114,083
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (PRC NOL)		8,972,515			1,617,861
Less: valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(16,785,603	)		(21,353,059	)
Deferred tax assets — noncurrent, net		6,172,288			7,747,873
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent (net investment in sales-type leases)		(6,136,086	)		(9,335,941	)
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent, net of noncurrent deferred tax assets	$	36,202		$	(1,588,068	)
Total Deferred tax liability, noncurrent per ASU 2015-17	$	(563,309	)	$	(3,040,346	)

12. LOANS PAYABLE

Entrusted Loan Payable (HYREF Loan)

The HYREF (Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP) established in July 2013 with a total fund size of RMB 460 million ($77 million) invests in Xi’an Zhonghong for Zhonghong’s three new CDQ WHPG projects. The HYREF Fund invested RMB 3 million ($0.5 million) as an equity investment and RMB 457 million ($74.5 million) as a debt investment in Xi’an Zhonghong; in return for such investments, the HYREF Fund will receive interest from Zhonghong for the HYREF Fund’s debt investment. The RMB 457 million ($74.5 million) was released to Zhonghong through an entrusted bank, which is also the supervising bank for the use of the loan. The loan was deposited in a bank account at the Supervising Bank (the Industrial Bank Xi’an Branch) and is jointly supervised by Zhonghong and the Fund Management Company. Project spending shall be verified by the Fund Management Company to confirm that it is in accordance with the project schedule before the funds are released. All the operating accounts of Zhonghong have been opened with the branches of the Supervising Bank, and the Supervising Bank has the right to monitor all bank accounts opened by Zhonghong. The entrusted bank will charge 0.1% of the loan amount as a service fee and will not take any lending risk. The loan was collateralized by the accounts receivable and the fixed assets of Shenqiu Phase I and II power generation systems; the accounts receivable and fixed assets of Zhonghong’s three CDQ WHPG systems; and a 27 million RMB ($4.39 million) capital contribution made by Xi’an TCH in Zhonghong. Repayment of the loan (principal and interest) was also jointly and severally guaranteed by Xi’an TCH and the Chairman and CEO of the Company. In the fourth quarter of 2015, three power stations of Erdos TCH were pledged to Industrial Bank as an additional guarantee for the loan to Zhonghong’s three CDQ WHPG systems. In 2016, two additional power stations of Erdos TCH and Pucheng Phase I and II systems were pledged to Industrial Bank as an additional guarantee along with Xi’an TCH’s equity in Zhonghong. 

The loan agreement provides that Zhonghong shall also maintain a certain capital level in its account with the Supervising Bank to make sure it has sufficient funds to make interest payments when they are due:

● During the first three years from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 7.14 million ($1.19 million) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 14.28 million ($2.38 million) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter;

● During the fourth year from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 1.92 million ($0.32 million) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 3.85 million ($0.64 million) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter; and

● During the fifth year from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 96,300 ($16,050) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 192,500 ($32,080) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter.

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The term of this loan is for 60 months from July 31, 2013 to July 30, 2018. On August 6, 2016, Zhonghong was required to repay principal of RMB 280 million ($42.22 million); on August 6, 2017, Zhonghong was initially supposed to repay principal of RMB 100 million ($16.27 million) and on July 30, 2018, Zhonghong was initially supposed to repay the remainder of RMB 77 million ($12.52 million). The interest rate is 12.5%. During the term, Zhonghong shall maintain a minimal funding level and capital level in its designated account with the Supervising Bank to make sure it has sufficient funds to make principal payments when they are due. Notwithstanding the requirements, the HYREF Fund and Supervising Bank verbally notified Zhonghong from the beginning that it was unlikely that they would enforce these requirements for the purpose of the efficient utilization of working capital. As of December 31, 2018, the entrusted loan payable had an outstanding balance of $59.29 million, of which, $10.92 million was from the investment of Xi’an TCH; accordingly, the Company netted the loan payable of $10.92 million with the long-term investment to the HYREF Fund made by Xi’an TCH. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $5.19 million on this loan and $2.43 million penalty interest on past due loan, and capitalized $2.38 million interest to construction in progress. The Company had paid RMB 50 million ($7.54 million) of the RMB 280 million ($42.22 million), and on August 5, 2016, the Company entered into a supplemental agreement with the lender to extend the due date of the remaining RMB 230 million ($34.68 million) of the original RMB 280 million ($45.54 million) to August 6, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company negotiated with the lender again to further extend the remaining loan balance of RMB 230 million ($34.68 million), RMB 100 million ($16.27 million), and RMB 77 million ($12.52 million) (which included investment from Xi’an TCH of RMB 75 million and was netted off with the entrusted loan payable of the HYREF Fund in the balance sheet). The lender has tentatively agreed to extend the remaining loan balance until August 2019 with an adjusted annual interest rate of 9%, subject to the final approval from its headquarters. The headquarters did not approve the extension proposal with an adjusted annual interest rate of 9%; however, on December 29, 2018 the Company worked out with the lender an alternative repayment proposal as described below. As of March31, 2019, the interest payable for this loan was $19.71 million.

As of March 31, 2019, the future minimum repayment of all the loans including the entrusted loan to be made annually is as follows:

2019	$	49,305,710
Total	$	49,305,710

Repayment of HYREF loan

1. Transfer of Chengli project as partial repayment

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, the HYREF, Guohua Ku, and Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement, pursuant to which Xi’an Zhonghong will transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, Guohua Ku and Chonggong Bai also agreed to buy back the Chengli CDQ WHPG Station when conditions under the Buy Back Agreement are met.

On January 22, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, completed the transfer of Chengli CDQ WHPG station to HYREF as the repayment of a loan for RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) owed to HYREF. Xi’an TCH is a secondary limited partner of HYREF. The consideration of the CDQ WHPG station is determined by the parties based upon the appraisal report issued by Zhonglian Assets Appraisal Group (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd. as of August 15, 2018.

2. Buy Back Agreement

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an TCH, Xi’an Zhonghong, HYREF, Guohua Ku, Chonggong Bai and Xi’an Hanneng Enterprises Management Consulting Co. Ltd. (“Xi’an Hanneng”) entered into a Buy Back Agreement.

Pursuant to the Buy Back Agreement, Xi’an TCH, Xi’an Zhonghong, Guohua Ku and Chonggong Bai (the “Buyers”) jointly and severally agreed to buy back all outstanding capital equity of Xi’an Hanneng which was transferred to HYREF by Chonggong Bai (see 5 below), and a CDQ WHPG station in Boxing County which was transferred to HYREF by Xi’an Zhonghong. The buy-back price for the Xi’an Hanneng’s equity will be the higher of (i) the market price of the equity shares at the time of buy-back; or (ii) the original transfer price of the equity shares plus bank interest. HYREF may request that the Buyers buy back the equity shares of Xi’an Hanneng and/or the CDQ WHPG station if one of the following conditions is met: (i) HYREF holds the equity shares of Xi’an Hanneng until December 31, 2021; (ii) Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd., is delisted from The National Equities Exchange And Quotations Co., Ltd., a Chinese over-the-counter trading system (the “NEEQ”); (iii) Xi’an Huaxin New Energy, or any of the Buyers or its affiliates has a credit problem, including not being able to issue an auditor report or standard auditor report or any control person or executive of the Buyers is involved in crimes and is under prosecution or has other material credit problems, to HYREF’s reasonable belief; (iv) if Xi’an Zhonghong fails to timely make repayment on principal or interest of the loan agreement, its supplemental agreement or extension agreement; (v) the Buyers or any party to the Debt Repayment Agreement materially breaches the Debt Repayment Agreement or its related transaction documents, including but not limited to the Share Transfer Agreement, the Pledged Assets Transfer Agreement, the Entrusted Loan Agreement and their guarantee agreements and supplemental agreements. 

3. Xi’an TCH transferred 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for partial payment of financial advisory fee

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd (“Hongyuan Huifu”), pursuant to which Xi’an TCH transferred its 40% ownership in Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Beijing Co., Ltd. (the “Fund Management Company”) to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867 ($504,000) (the “Fund Management Company Transfer Price”). On January 22, 2019, Xi’an TCH completed the 40% ownership transfer transaction.

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an TCH, Hongyuan Huifu and Fund Management Company entered into a supplemental agreement to the Share Transfer Agreement. Xi’an TCH owes the Fund Management Company RMB 18,306,667 ($2,672,000) in financial advisory fees, and the parties agreed that the Fund Management Company Transfer Price could be used to off-set the outstanding financial advisory fees. Upon the completion of this transaction, the Fund Management Company will owe RMB 3,453,867 to Hongyuan Huifu, and Xi’an TCH will owe RMB 14,852,800 ($2,168,000) to the Fund Management Company.

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4. HYREF Fund transferred 10% ownership in Xi’an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH

On December 29, 2018, Shanghai TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with HYREF, pursuant to which HYREF agreed to transfer its 10% ownership in Xi’an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH for consideration of RMB 3 million ($437,956). On January 22, 2019, Hongyuan Huifu completed the transfer of its 10% ownership in Xi’an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH.

5. Transfer of Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I & II project to Mr. Bai for partial repayment of HYREF loan

On January 4, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, a resident of China, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement, pursuant to which Xi’an Zhonghong will transfer a CDQ WHPG station (under construction) located in Xuzhou City for Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Huayu Project”) to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million) and Xi’an TCH will transfer two Biomass Power Generation Projects in Shenqiu (“Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects”) to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng Enterprises Management Consulting Co. Ltd. (“Xi’an Hanneng”) to the HYREF as repayment for the RMB 247,066,000 ($36.07 million) loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects.

On February 15, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong completed the transfer of Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Chonggong Bai for RMB 120,000,000 (US$17.52 million) and Xi’an TCH completed the transfer of Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng to HYREF as repayment by Xi’an Zhonghong for the RMB 247,066,000 ($36.07 million) loan to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects. 

As of March 31, 2019, Mr. Chonggong Bai is in the process of transferring all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan; Xi’an Hanneng is a holding company and was supposed to own 47,150,000 shares of Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”), so that HYREF will indirectly receive and own such shares of Xi’an Huaxin as the repayment for the loan of Zhonghong. As of March 31, 2019, Xi’an Hanneng already owns 29,948,000 shares of Huaxin, and is in the process of obtaining the remaining 17,202,000 shares; however, Huaxin stock is halted trading by NEEQ until its 2018 annual report is filed, the Company is currently working with all the relevant parties to enter a supplemental agreement to extend the due date of equity share transfer of Xi’an Hanneng to July 31, 2019 when Xi’an Hanneng obtained the remaining 17,202,000 shares of Huaxin. Since the debt settlement agreement is not fully implemented, the loan was deemed unrepaid at March 31, 2019.

13. REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS FROM CUSTOMERS FOR SYSTEMS LEASING

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the balance of refundable deposits from customers for systems leasing was $564,342 (for Pucheng systems) and $1,034,503 (for Pucheng and Shengqiu systems), respectively.

14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company had $41,159 and $41,168, respectively, in advances from the Company’s management, which bear no interest, are unsecured, and are payable upon demand.  

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15. NOTE PAYABLES, NET

Convertible Note in July 2018

On July 11, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a Purchaser, pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the Purchaser a Convertible Promissory Note of $1,070,000. The Purchaser purchased the Note with an original issue discount (“OID”) of $50,000, and the Company paid to the Purchaser $20,000 for fees and costs incurred by Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the Purchase Agreement.

The Note bears interest at 8%. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on July 11, 2020, subject to a potential one-year extension during which interest would not accrue. The Company’s obligations under the Note may be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would pay 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Note and being prepaid. Amounts outstanding under the Note may be converted at any time, at the Lender’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments. During the term of the Note, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, enter into or effect certain fundamental business transactions. The Purchaser has the option to redeem the Note at any time after the six month anniversary of the date when the purchase price is delivered to the Company (“Purchase Price Date”) in the amounts of up to 50% of the amount outstanding during the nine month period after Purchase Price Date or any percentage of the amount outstanding under the Note at any time after the nine month anniversary of Purchase Price Date, with such redemption amounts paid in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company amortized OID of $38,151 and loan issuing cost of $15,260, and recorded $10,446 interest expense for this convertible note. From January 16, 2019 through March 6, 2019, the investors converted the convertible note with principal of $1,070,000 and accrued interest of $51,018 into 1,851,946 common shares at conversion price range from $0.86 to $1.42, the Company recorded $893,958 loss on note conversion.

Convertible Notes / Promissory Notes in January 2019

On January 31, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Iliad Research and Trading, L.P., a Utah limited partnership (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the Purchaser a Convertible Promissory Note of $1,050,000. The Purchaser purchased the Note with an original issue discount of $50,000. The Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on January 30, 2021, subject to a potential one-year extension period during which interest would not accrue. The Company’s obligations under the Note may be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would pay 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Note and being prepaid. Amounts outstanding under the Note may be converted at any time, at the Lender’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

On February 27, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Iliad Research and Trading, L.P., a Utah limited partnership (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the Purchaser a Convertible Promissory Note of $1,050,000. The Purchaser purchased the Note with an original issue discount of $50,000. The Note bears interest at 8% per annum. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on February 26, 2021, subject to a potential one-year extension period during which interest would not accrue. The Company’s obligations under the Note may be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would pay 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Note and being prepaid. Amounts outstanding under the Note may be converted at any time, at the Lender’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

Pursuant to an Exchange Agreement dated April 14, 2019 (the “Exchange Agreement”), the Company and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. agreed to exchange the above two notes (the “Original Notes”) with two new promissory notes (the “Exchange Notes”). All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Exchange Notes will become due and payable on January 31, 2021 and February 27, 2021, respectively. The Exchange Notes bore interest at the rate of 8% per annum and did not grant conversion options to the Purchaser. The Company’s obligations under the Exchange Notes could be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would have paid 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Exchange Notes. Beginning on the date that is six (6) months from the issue date of the respective Original Notes (the “Issue Dates”) and at any time thereafter until the Exchange Notes are paid in full, Purchaser shall have the right to redeem up to $750,000 of the outstanding balance during months six to eight following the respective Issue Date and any amount thereafter.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company amortized OID of $6,250 and recorded $20,942 interest expense for these two notes.

16. SHARES ISSUED FOR EQUITY FINANCING

Private Placement in October 2018

On October 29, 2018, China Recycling Energy Corporation entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company will offer to the Purchasers, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 1,985,082 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The Shares will be sold to the Purchasers at $1.375 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $2.75 million, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. 

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In a concurrent private placement, the Company is also issuing to the each of the Purchasers a warrant (“Investor Warrants”) to purchase one (1) share of the Company’s Common Stock for each Share purchased under the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant, by and between the Company and each Purchaser, for a purchase price of $0.125 per Warrant and gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $250,000, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.  The Warrants will be exercisable on the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $1.3725 per share and will expire on the five and a half year anniversary of the date of issuance.

H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC is acting as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the offerings under the Purchase Agreement and will receive a fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offerings, up to $75,000 for certain expenses and warrants to purchase the Company’s Common Stock in an amount equal to 7% of the Company’s Shares sold to the Purchasers in the offerings, or 138,956 shares of Common Stock, on substantially the same terms as the Warrants, with an initial exercise price of $1.875 per share and expiration date of October 29, 2023 (the “Placement Agent Warrants”).

The warrants issued in this private placement are classified as equity instruments. The Company accounted for the warrants issued in the private placement based on the fair value method under ASC Topic 505, and the FV of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model under the following assumptions: estimated life of 5.5 years for Investor Warrants and 5 years for Placement Agent Warrants, volatility of 98%, risk-free interest rate of 2.91% and dividend yield of 0%. The FV of the warrants issued to investors at grant date was $2,499,238, and the FV of the warrants issued to the placement agent at grant date was $161,027.

Following is a summary of the warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019:

	Number of Warrants		Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Granted		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.47
Exercised		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-
Expired		-		-		-
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.29
Exercisable at December 31, 2018		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.29
Outstanding at March 31, 2019		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.04
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.04

Private Placement in February 2019

On February 13, 2019, China Recycling Energy Corporation entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Essential Investment, Ltd. a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company sold to the Purchaser in a private placement 1,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at $1.013 per share for $1,620,800. The Company shall file a registration statement for the registration of the Shares for their resale by the Purchaser within 100 days from the effective date of this Agreement. The Private Placement was completed pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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17. NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

On July 15, 2013, Xi’an TCH and HYREF Fund jointly established Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology (“Zhonghong”) with registered capital of RMB 30 million ($4.88 million), to manage new projects. Xi’an TCH paid RMB 27 million ($4.37 million) as its contribution of the registered capital to Zhonghong. Xi’an TCH owns 90% of Zhonghong while HYREF Fund owns 10% of Zhonghong as a non-controlling interest of Zhonghong.

In addition, the HYREF Fund was 16.3% owned by Xi’an TCH and 1.1% owned by the Fund Management Company, and the Fund Management Company was 40% owned by Xi’an TCH as described in Note 7, which resulted in an additional indirect ownership of Xi’an TCH in Zhonghong of 1.7%; accordingly, the ultimate non-controlling interest (HYREF Fund) in Zhonghong became 8.3%. During the years ended December 31, 2018, the Company had losses of $3,203,657 and $327,147 that were attributable to the noncontrolling interest, respectively.

On December 29, 2018, Shanghai TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with HYREF, pursuant to which HYREF transferred its 10% ownership in Xi’an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH for RMB 3 million ($445,534), and Shanghai TCH record the purchase price as long term payable as of March 31, 2019. On January 22, 2019, HYREF completed the transfer of its 10% ownership in Xi’an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH. The Company did not record any gain or loss for this purchase as the controlling interest did not change.

18. INCOME TAX

The Company’s Chinese subsidiaries are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning privately-run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. Under Chinese tax law, the tax treatment of finance and sales-type leases is similar to US GAAP. However, the local tax bureau continues to treat CREG sales-type leases as operating leases. Accordingly, the Company recorded deferred income taxes. 

The Company’s subsidiaries generate all of their income from their PRC operations. All of the Company’s Chinese subsidiaries’ effective income tax rate for 2018 and 2017 was 25%. Yinghua, Shanghai TCH, Xi’an TCH, Huahong, Zhonghong and Erdos TCH file separate income tax returns.

There is no income tax for companies domiciled in the Cayman Islands. Accordingly, the Company’s CFS do not present any income tax provisions related to Cayman Islands tax jurisdiction, where Sifang Holding is domiciled.  

The US parent company, China Recycling Energy Corporation, is taxed in the US and, as of March 31, 2019, had net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards for income taxes of $14.61 million; for federal income tax purposes, the NOL arising in tax years beginning after 2017 may only reduce 80% of a taxpayer’s taxable income, and may be carried forward indefinitely. The management believes the realization of benefits from these losses may be uncertain due to the US parent company’s continuing operating losses. Accordingly, a 100% deferred tax asset valuation allowance was provided.

As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries had $35.89 million NOL that can be carried forward to offset future taxable income for five years from the year the loss is incurred. The NOL was mostly from Zhonghong, Zhonghong has not yet generated any sales yet; accordingly, the Company recorded a 100% deferred tax valuation allowance for PRC NOL.

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

	2019			2018
U.S. statutory rates		(21.0	)%		21.0	%
Tax rate difference – current provision		(3.4	)%		7.4	%
Other		(0.7	)%		16.4	%
Reversal of temporary difference due to disposal of Shengqiu		(52.9	)%		-	%
Permanent differences		4.3	%		-	%
Utilization of NOL		(1.1	)%		-	%
Valuation allowance on PRC NOL		19.6	%		190.8	%
Valuation allowance on US NOL		-	%		17.7	%
Tax per financial statements		(55.2	)%		253.3	%

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The provision for income taxes expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following:

	2019			2018
Income tax expense – current	$	139,743		$	457,995
Income tax expense (benefit) – deferred		(2,530,614	)		(118,450	)
Total income tax expense	$	(2,390,871	)	$	339,545

19. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN

Options to Employees

On June 19, 2015, the stockholders of the Company approved the China Recycling Energy Corporation Omnibus Equity Plan (the “Plan”) at its annual meeting. The total shares of common stock authorized for issuance during the term of the Plan is 12,462,605 (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split). The Plan was effective immediately upon the adoption by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2015, subject to stockholder approval, and will terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) the 10th anniversary of the Plan’s effective date, or (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as fully-vested shares. The stockholders approved the Plan at their annual meeting on June 19, 2015.

On April 27, 2017, the Board approved the grant to the Company’s CFO of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.61 per share, with a term of 10 years. The option vested immediately upon the grant.

The FV of the stock option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model (“BSOPM”). The BSOPM has assumptions for risk free interest rates, dividends, stock volatility and expected life of an option grant. The risk-free interest rate is based upon market yields for United States Treasury debt securities at a maturity near the term remaining on the option. Dividend rates are based on the Company’s dividend history. The stock volatility factor is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. The expected life of an option grant is based on management’s estimate as no options have been exercised in the Plan to date. The FV of the option granted to employees is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of the stock option award. The FV of the options was calculated using the following assumptions: estimated life of ten years, volatility of 124%, risk free interest rate of 2.30%, and dividend yield of 0%. The FV of the 5,000 stock options was $7,647 at the grant date. 

The Company recorded $0 and $0 compensation expense for stock options to employees during three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Options to Independent Directors

On March 31, 2015, the Board appointed Mr. Cangsang Huang as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors to fill a vacancy. In connection with the appointment, the Board authorized the Company to provide Mr. Huang with (i) compensation of $2,000 per month and (ii) an option to purchase 40,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001, at an exercise price of $1.02 per share (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split effective May 25, 2016), which was equal to the closing price per share of the Company’s Common Stock on March 31, 2015. Such options were only valid and exercisable upon stockholder approval. The options to Mr. Huang were not voted upon at the Company’s annual stockholder’s meeting on June 19, 2015 and were cancelled automatically. However, the Company’s Plan adopted by the Board on April 24, 2015 for providing equity awards to employees, directors and consultants was approved at the annual stockholder’s meeting; accordingly, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a grant of 40,000 options (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split) to Mr. Huang at an exercise price of $1.02 per share under the Plan, which vested immediately on the date of grant, which was on October 10, 2015. The options may be exercised within five years of the date of the grant. The FV of the options was calculated using the following assumptions, estimated life of five years, volatility of 82%, risk free interest rate of 1.37%, and dividend yield of 0%. The FV of the 40,000 stock options (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split effective May 25, 2016) was $26,528 at the grant date.

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The following table summarizes option activity with respect to employees and independent directors, and the number of options reflects the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split effective May 25, 2016:

	Number of Shares		Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		9,000	$	5.4		5.41
Exercisable at December 31, 2018		9,000	$	5.4		5.41
Granted		-		-		-
Exercised		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2019		9,000	$	5.4		5.16
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		9,000	$	5.4		5.16

20. STATUTORY RESERVES

Pursuant to the corporate law of the PRC effective January 1, 2006, the Company is only required to maintain one statutory reserve by appropriating from its after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory reserve represents restricted retained earnings.

Surplus Reserve Fund

The Company’s Chinese subsidiaries are required to transfer 10% of their net income, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company’s registered capital. 

The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years’ losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

The maximum statutory reserve amount has not been reached for any subsidiary. The table below discloses the statutory reserve amount in the currency type registered for each Chinese subsidiary as of March 31, 2019.

Name of Chinese  Subsidiaries	Registered Capital		Maximum Statutory  Reserve Amount		Statutory reserve at  March 31, 2019
Shanghai TCH	$	29,800,000	$	14,900,000	¥ 6,564,303 ($1,003,859)
Xi’an TCH	¥	202,000,000	¥	101,000,000	¥ 70,799,309 ($10,820,344)
Erdos TCH	¥	120,000,000	¥	60,000,000	¥ 19,035,814 ($2,914,869)
Xi’an Zhonghong	¥	30,000,000	¥	15,000,000	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit
Shaanxi Huahong	$	2,500,300	$	1,250,150	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit
Zhongxun	¥	35,000,000	¥	17,500,000	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit

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Common Welfare Fund

The common welfare fund is a voluntary fund to which the Company can transfer 5% to 10% of its net income. This fund can only be utilized on capital items for the collective benefit of the Company’s employees, such as construction of dormitories, cafeteria facilities, and other staff welfare facilities. This fund is non-distributable other than upon liquidation. The Company does not participate in this fund.

21. CONTINGENCIES

China maintains a “closed” capital account, meaning companies, banks, and individuals cannot move money in or out of the country except in accordance with strict rules. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) regulate the flow of foreign exchange in and out of the country. For inward or outward foreign currency transactions, the Company needs to make a timely declaration to the bank with sufficient supporting documents to declare the nature of the business transaction.  The Company’s sales, purchases and expense transactions are denominated in RMB and all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are also denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current law. Remittances in currencies other than RMB may require certain supporting documentation in order to make the remittance.

The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

The Company sells electricity to its customers and receives commercial notes (bank acceptance) from them in lieu of payments for accounts receivable. The Company discounts the commercial notes with the bank or endorses the commercial notes to vendors for payment of their own obligations or to get cash from third parties. Most of the commercial notes have a maturity of less than six (6) months.

22. COMMITMENTS

Lease Commitment

On November 20, 2017, Xi’an TCH entered into a lease for its office with a term from December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2020. The monthly rent is RMB 36,536 ($5,600) with quarterly payment in advance.

On August 2, 2018, the Company entered into a lease for its office use in Beijing with a term from August 4, 2018 through August 3, 2020. The monthly rent is RMB 22,000 ($3,205) with quarterly payment in advance.

At March 31, 2019, the future annual rental payment is as follows:

March 31, 2020	$	106,330
March 31, 2021		58,159

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the rental expense of the Company was $26,582 and $16,800, respectively. 

Construction Commitment

Refer to Note 1 for additional details related to lease commitments with Xuzhou Tian’an, Note 8 for commitments on construction in progress.

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23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

Registered Direct Offering in April 2019

On April 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain purchasers (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company will offer to the Purchasers, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 2,359,272 shares of common stock.  The Shares will be sold to the Purchasers at a negotiated purchase price of $0.80 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $1,887,417, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

In a concurrent private placement, the Company is also issuing to the each of the Purchasers a warrant to purchase 0.75 of a share of the Company’s Common Stock for each share purchased under the Purchase Agreement, or 1,769,454 warrants in the aggregate. The Warrants will be exercisable beginning on the six month anniversary of the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $0.9365 per share and will expire on the five and one-half year anniversary of the date of issuance. 

H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC is acting as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the offerings under the Purchase Agreement and will receive an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offerings, an aggregate of up to $75,000 for certain expenses, $10,000 for clearing expenses and warrants to purchase our Common Stock in an amount equal to 7% of our Shares sold to the Purchasers in the offerings, or 165,149 shares of Common Stock , on substantially the same terms as the Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants shall have an initial exercise price of $1.00 per share, shall be exercisable commencing on the later of (i) six months of the issuance date or (ii) the date on which the Company increases the number of its authorized shares, and shall expire on April 15, 2024.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the filings, the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “plan”, or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to Company or Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of Company with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors (including the statements in the section “results of operations” below), and any businesses that Company may acquire. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” and those listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 Form 10-K”). The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere in this report and in our 2018 Form 10-K.

Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this report, which attempts to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

Our financial statements are prepared in US Dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. See “Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)” below for information concerning the exchange rates at which Renminbi (“RMB”) were translated into US Dollars (“USD”) at various pertinent dates and for pertinent periods.

OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS BACKGROUND

China Recycling Energy Corporation (the “Company” or “CREG”) was incorporated on May 8, 1980 as Boulder Brewing Company under the laws of the State of Colorado. On September 6, 2001, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Nevada. In 2004, the Company changed its name from Boulder Brewing Company to China Digital Wireless, Inc. and on March 8, 2007, the Company again changed its name from China Digital Wireless, Inc. to its current name, China Recycling Energy Corporation. The Company, through its subsidiaries, sells and leases energy saving systems and equipment to its customers in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). Typically, the Company transfers ownership of the waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers at the end of each sales-type lease and provides financing to its customers for the cost of the projects as described below. 

The Company is in the process of transforming and expanding into an energy storage integrated solution provider. We plan to pursue disciplined and targeted expansion strategies for market areas that we currently do not serve. We are actively seeking and exploring opportunities to apply energy storage technologies to new industries or segments with high growth potential, including industrial and commercial complexes, large scale photovoltaic (PV) and wind power stations, remote islands without electricity, and smart energy cities with multi-energy supplies. By supporting and motivating all kinds of the electric power market to participate in resource development and utilization of demand response, we plan to provide services including peak shaving with compensation and frequency modulation. We intend to gradually form motor load performance for peak and low-hours, which will account for about 3% of the annual maximum power load on the demand side and to ensure the electricity supply and demand balance for situations of non-severe power shortages.

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Our Subsidiaries

Our business is primarily conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Sifang Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Sifang”) and Shanghai Yinghua Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (“Yinghua”); Sifang’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Huahong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huahong”) and Shanghai TCH Energy Tech Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai TCH”); Shanghai TCH’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi’an TCH Energy Technology Company, Ltd (“Xi’an TCH”); Xi’an TCH’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd (“Erdos TCH”) and Zhongxun Energy Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd (“Zhongxun”); and Xi’an TCH’s 90% and Shanghai TCH’s 10% owned subsidiary, Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhonghong”). Zhonghong provides energy saving solutions and services, including constructing, selling and leasing energy saving systems and equipment to customers, project investment. 

The Company’s organizational chart as of March 31, 2019 is as follows:

CREG Legal Structure

Shanghai TCH and its Subsidiaries

Shanghai TCH was established as a foreign investment enterprise in Shanghai under the laws of the PRC on May 25, 2004 and has a registered capital of $29.80 million. Xi’an TCH was incorporated in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province under the laws of the PRC on November 8, 2007. In February 2009, Huahong was incorporated in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. Erdos TCH was incorporated in April 2009 in Erdos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. On July 19, 2013, Xi’an TCH formed Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd (“Zhonghong”). Xi’an TCH owns 90% and Shanghai TCH owns 10% of Zhonghong.

As of March 31, 2019, Shanghai TCH, through its subsidiaries, had sales or sales-type leases with the following party: Pucheng (for two biomass power generation (“BMPG”) systems).     

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The Fund Management Company and the HYREF Fund

On June 25, 2013, Xi’an TCH and Hongyuan Huifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd (“Hongyuan Huifu”) jointly established Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. (the “Fund Management Company”) with registered capital of RMB 10 million ($1.45 million). Xi’an TCH made an initial capital contribution of RMB 4 million ($650,000) and has a 40% ownership interest in the Fund Management Company. With respect to the Fund Management Company, voting rights and dividend rights are allocated 80% and 20% between Hongyuan Huifu and Xi’an TCH, respectively.

The Fund Management Company is the general partner of Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP (the “HYREF Fund”), a limited liability partnership established July 18, 2013 in Beijing. The Fund Management Company made an initial capital contribution of RMB 5 million ($830,000) to the HYREF Fund. RMB 460 million ($77 million) was fully subscribed by all partners for the HYREF Fund. The HYREF Fund has three limited partners: (1) China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 280 million ($46.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a preferred limited partner; (2) Hongyuan Huifu, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 100 million ($16.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is an ordinary limited partner; and (3) the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi’an TCH, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 75 million ($12.5 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a secondary limited partner. In addition, Xi’an TCH and HongyuanHuifu formed Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. to manage this Fund and also subscribed in the amount of RMB 5 million ($830,000) from the Fund. The term of the HYREF Fund’s partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, expiring on July 18, 2019. The term is four years from the date of contribution for the preferred limited partner, and four years from the date of contribution for the ordinary limited partner. The size of the HYREF Fund is RMB 460 million ($77 million). The HYREF Fund was formed for the purpose of investing in Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a then 90% owned subsidiary of Xi’an TCH, for the construction of two coke dry quenching (“CDQ”) waste heat power generation (“WHPG”) stations with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (“Tianyu”) and one CDQ WHPG station with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. (“Chengli”).

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu, pursuant to which Xi’an TCH agreed to transfer its 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867.31 ($0.53 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company recorded approximately $47,500 loss from the sale of a 40% equity interest in Fund Management Company. The Company does not have any ownership in the Fund Management Company after this transaction.

Erdos TCH – Joint Venture

On April 14, 2009, the Company formed Erdos TCH as a joint venture (the “JV” or “Erdos TCH”) with Erdos Metallurgy Co., Ltd. (“Erdos”) to recycle waste heat from Erdos’ metal refining plants to generate power and steam to be sold back to Erdos. The JV has a term of 20 years with a total investment for the project estimated at $79 million (RMB 500 million) and an initial investment of $17.55 million (RMB 120 million). Erdos contributed 7% of the total investment for the project, and Xi’an TCH contributed 93%. According to Xi’an TCH and Erdos’ agreement on profit distribution, Xi’an TCH and Erdos will receive 80% and 20%, respectively, of the profit from the JV until Xi’an TCH receives the complete return of its investment. Xi’an TCH and Erdos will then receive 60% and 40%, respectively, of the profit from the JV. On June 15, 2013, Xi’an TCH and Erdos entered into a share transfer agreement, pursuant to which Erdos transferred and sold its 7% ownership interest in the JV to Xi’an TCH for $1.29 million (RMB 8 million), plus certain accumulated profits as described below. Xi’an TCH paid the $1.29 million in July 2013 and, as a result, became the sole stockholder of Erdos TCH. In addition, Xi’an TCH is required to pay Erdos accumulated profits from inception up to June 30, 2013 in accordance with the supplementary agreement entered on August 6, 2013. In August 2013, Xi’an TCH paid 20% of the accumulated profit (calculated under PRC GAAP) of $226,000 to Erdos. Erdos TCH currently has two power generation systems in Phase I with a total of 18 MW power capacity, and three power generation systems in Phase II with a total of 27 MW power capacity. 

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With the current economic conditions in China, the government has limited over-capacity and production in the iron and steel industry, which has resulted in a sharp decrease of Erdos Metallurgy Co., Ltd’s production of ferrosilicon and its revenue and cash flows, and has made it difficult for Erdos to make the monthly minimum lease payment.

After considering the challenging economic conditions facing Erdos, and to maintain the long-term cooperative relationship between the parties, which we believe will continue to produce long-term benefits, on April 28, 2016, Erdos TCH and Erdos entered into a supplemental agreement, effective May 1, 2016. Under the supplemental agreement, Erdos TCH cancelled monthly minimum lease payments from Erdos, and agreed to charge Erdos based on actual electricity sold at RMB 0.30 / KWH, which such price will be adjusted annually based on prevailing market conditions.   

The Company evaluated the modified terms for payments based on actual electricity sold as minimum lease payments as defined in ASC 840-10-25-4, since lease payments that depend on a factor directly related to the future use of the leased property are contingent rentals and, accordingly, are excluded from minimum lease payments in their entirety. The Company wrote off the net investment receivables of these leases at the lease modification date. In addition, Erdos TCH has 30% ownership in DaTangShiDai (BinZhou) Energy Savings Technology Co., Ltd. (“BinZhou Energy Savings”), 30% ownership in DaTangShiDai DaTong Recycling Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“DaTong Recycling Energy”), and 40% ownership in DaTang ShiDai TianYu XuZhou Recycling Energy Technology Co, Ltd. (“TianYu XuZhou Recycling Energy”). These companies were incorporated in 2012 but had no any operations since then nor any registered capital contribution was made.

Shenqiu Yuneng Biomass Power Generation Projects

On May 25, 2011, Xi’an TCH entered into a Letter of Intent with Shenqiu YuNeng Thermal Power Co., Ltd. (“Shenqiu”) to reconstruct and transform a Thermal Power Generation System owned by Shenqiu into a 75T/H BMPG System for $3.57 million (RMB 22.5 million). The project commenced in June 2011 and was completed in the third quarter of 2011. On September 28, 2011, Xi’an TCH entered into a Biomass Power Generation Asset Transfer Agreement with Shenqiu (the “Shenqiu Transfer Agreement”). Pursuant to the Shenqiu Transfer Agreement, Shenqiu sold Xi’an TCH a set of 12 MW BMPG systems (after Xi’an TCH converted the system for BMPG purposes). As consideration for the BMPG systems, Xi’an TCH paid Shenqiu $10.94 million (RMB 70 million) in cash in three installments within six months upon the transfer of ownership of the systems. By the end of 2012, all of the consideration was paid. On September 28, 2011, Xi’an TCH and Shenqiu also entered into a Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement (the “2011 Shenqiu Lease”). Under the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, Xi’an TCH agreed to lease a set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Shenqiu at a monthly rental rate of $286,000 (RMB 1.8 million) for 11 years. Upon expiration of the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, ownership of this system will transfer from Xi’an TCH to Shenqiu at no additional cost. In connection with the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, Shenqiu paid one month’s rent as a security deposit to Xi’an TCH, in addition to providing personal guarantees.

On October 8, 2012, Xi’an TCH entered into a Letter of Intent for technical reformation of Shenqiu Project Phase II with Shenqiu for technical reformation to enlarge the capacity of the Shenqiu Project Phase I (the “Shenqiu Phase II Project”). The technical reformation involved the construction of another 12 MW BMPG system. After the reformation, the generation capacity of the power plant increased to 24 MW. The project commenced on October 25, 2012 and was completed during the first quarter of 2013. The total cost of the project was $11.1 million (RMB 68 million). On March 30, 2013, Xi’an TCH and Shenqiu entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement (the “2013 Shenqiu Lease”). Under the 2013 Shenqiu Lease, Xi’an TCH agreed to lease the second set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Shenqiu for $239,000 (RMB 1.5 million) per month for 9.5 years. When the 2013 Shenqiu Lease expires, ownership of this system will transfer from Xi’an TCH to Shenqiu at no additional cost. 

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On January 4, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, a resident of China, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Xi’an TCH will transfer two Biomass Power Generation Projects in Shenqiu (“Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects”) to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng Enterprises Management Consulting Co. Ltd. (“Xi’an Hanneng”) to Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP (the “HYREF”) as repayment for the loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects (See Note 12). The transfer was completed on February 15, 2019. The Company recorded $213,044 loss from the transfer. 

Pucheng Biomass Power Generation Projects

On June 29, 2010, Xi’an TCH entered into a Biomass Power Generation (“BMPG”) Project Lease Agreement with Pucheng XinHengYuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd. (“Pucheng”), a limited liability company incorporated in China. Under this lease agreement, Xi’an TCH leased a set of 12MW BMPG systems to Pucheng at a minimum of $279,400 (RMB 1,900,000) per month for a term of 15 years (“Pucheng Phase I”).

On September 11, 2013, Xi’an TCH entered into a BMPG Asset Transfer Agreement (the “Pucheng Transfer Agreement”) with Pucheng Xin Heng Yuan Biomass Power Generation Corporation (“Pucheng”), a limited liability company incorporated in China. The Pucheng Transfer Agreement provided for the sale by Pucheng to Xi’an TCH of a set of 12 MW BMPG systems with the completion of system transformation for a purchase price of RMB 100 million ($16.48 million) in the form of 8,766,547 shares of common stock of the Company at $1.87 per share. Also on September 11, 2013, Xi’an TCH also entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement with Pucheng (the “Pucheng Lease”). Under the Pucheng Lease, Xi’an TCH leases this same set of 12 MW BMPG system to Pucheng, and combines this lease with the lease for the 12 MW BMPG station of Pucheng Phase I project, under a single lease to Pucheng for RMB 3.8 million ($0.63 million) per month (the “Pucheng Phase II Project”). The term for the consolidated lease is from September 2013 to June 2025. The lease agreement for the 12 MW station from Pucheng Phase I project terminated upon the effective date of the Pucheng Lease. The ownership of two 12 MW BMPG systems will transfer to Pucheng at no additional charge when the Pucheng Lease expires. 

Chengli Waste Heat Power Generation Projects

On July 19, 2013, Xi’an TCH formed a new company, “Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.” (“Zhonghong”), with registered capital of RMB 30 million ($4.85 million). Xi’an TCH paid RMB 27 million ($4.37 million) and owns 90% of Zhonghong. Zhonghong is engaged to provide energy saving solution and services, including constructing, selling and leasing energy saving systems and equipment to customers. On December 29, 2018, Shanghai TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with HYREF, pursuant to which HYREF agreed to transfer its 10% ownership in Xi’an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH for consideration of RMB 3 million ($0.44 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019.

On July 24, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement of CDQ and CDQ WHPG Project with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. (“Chengli”). The parties entered into a supplement agreement on July 26, 2013. Pursuant to these agreements, Zhonghong agreed to design, build and maintain a 25 MW CDQ system and a CDQ WHPG system to supply power to Chengli, and Chengli agreed to pay energy saving fees (the “Chengli Project”). Chengli will contract the operation of the system to a third party contractor that is mutually agreed to by Zhonghong. In addition, Chengli will provide the land for the CDQ system and CDQ WHPG system at no cost to Zhonghong. The term of these Agreements is 20 years. The watt hours generated by the Chengli Project will be charged at RMB 0.42 ($0.068) per KWH (excluding tax). The operating time shall be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Chengli, then time charged shall be 8,000 hours a year, and if it is less than 8,000 hours due to a reason attributable to Zhonghong, then it shall be charged at actual operating hours. The construction of the Chengli Project was completed in the second quarter of 2015 and the project successfully completed commissioning tests in the first quarter of 2017. The Chengli Project is now operational, however, due to intensifying environmental protection, the local environmental authorities required the project owner constructing CDQ sewage treatment to complete supporting works, which were completed and passed through acceptance inspection during the quarter ended September 30, 2018. However, the owner of Chengli Project changed from Chengli to Shandong Boxing Shengli Technology Company Ltd. (“Shengli”). This change resulted from transfer of the equity ownership of Chengli to Shengli (a private company) in March 2014. Chengli, a 100% state-owned enterprise that is 100% owned by the local Power Supply Bureau,  is no longer allowed to carry out business activities, and Shengli, the new owner, is not entitled to the high on-grid prices, and thus demanded a renegotiation of the settlement terms for the project. At present, the Company is negotiating with the new project owner on the lease term, settlement method and settlement price, but no agreement has been reached.

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On July 22, 2013, Zhonghong entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) General Contractor Agreement for the Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. CDQ Power Generation Project (the “Chengli Project”) with Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”). Zhonghong, as the owner of the Chengli Project, contracted EPC services for a CDQ system and a 25 MW CDQ WHPG system for Chengli to Huaxin. Huaxin shall provide construction, equipment procurement, transportation, installation and adjustment, test run, construction engineering management and other necessary services to complete the Chengli Project and ensure the CDQ system and CDQ WHPG system for Chengli meet the inspection and acceptance requirements and work normally. The Chengli Project is a turn-key project in which Huaxin is responsible for monitoring the quality, safety, duration and cost of the Chengli Project. The total contract price is RMB 200 million ($33.34 million), which includes all materials, equipment, labor, transportation, electricity, water, waste disposal, machinery and safety costs.

On December 29, 2018, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, the “HYREF”, Guohua Ku, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement, pursuant to which Xi’an Zhonghong will transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, Guohua Ku and Chonggong Bai also agreed to buy back the CDQ WHPG Station when conditions under the Buy Back Agreement are met (see Note 12). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019, and the Company recorded $638,166 loss from this transfer.

Tianyu Waste Heat Power Generation Project

On July 19, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement (the “Tianyu Agreement”) for Energy Management of CDQ and CDQ WHPG with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd (“Tianyu”). Pursuant to the Tianyu Agreement, Zhonghong will design, build, operate and maintain two sets of 25 MW CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for two subsidiaries of Tianyu – Xuzhou Tian’an Chemical Co., Ltd (“Xuzhou Tian’an”) and Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Huayu”) – to be located at Xuzhou Tian’an and Xuzhou Huayu’s respective locations (the “Tianyu Project”). Upon completion of the Tianyu Project, Zhonghong will charge Tianyu an energy saving fee of RMB 0.534 ($0.087) per KWH (excluding tax). The operating time will be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually for each of Xuzhou Tian’an and Xuzhou Huayu. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Tianyu, then time charged will be 8,000 hours a year. Because of the overcapacity and pollution of the iron and steel and related industries, the government has imposed production limitations for the energy-intensive enterprises with heavy pollution, including Xuzhou Tian’an. Xuzhou Tian’an has slowed the construction process for its dry quenching production line which caused the delay of our project. The construction of the Xuzhou Tian’an Project is anticipated to be completed by the second quarter of 2019. Xuzhou Tian’an will provide the land for the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for free. Xuzhou Tian’an has also guaranteed that it will purchase all of the power generated by the CDQ WHPG systems. The Xuzhou Huayu Project is currently on hold due to a conflict between Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. and local residents on certain pollution-related issues. The local government acted in its capacity to coordinate the resolution of this issue. The local residents were requested to move from the hygienic buffer zone of the project location in exchange for compensatory payments from the government. Xuzhou Huayu was required to stop production and implement technical innovations to mitigate pollution discharge including sewage treatment, dust collection, noise control, and recycling of coal gas. Currently, some local residents have moved. Xuzhou Huayu has completed the implementation of the technical innovations of sewage treatment, dust collection, and noise control, and the Company is waiting for local governmental agencies to approve these technical innovations so that we can resume construction. Due to the stricter administration of environmental protection policies and recent increase in environmental protections for the coking industry in Xuzhou, all local coking, as well as steel iron enterprises, are facing a similar situation of suspended production while rectifying technologies and procedures. The Company expects to receive governmental acceptance and approval and to resume construction in the second quarter of 2019.  

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On July 22, 2013, Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. entered into an EPC General Contractor Agreement for the Xuzhou Tianyu Group CDQ Power Generation Project (the “Project”) with Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”). Zhonghong as the owner of the Project contracted EPC for the two sets of CDQ and 25 MW CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu to Huaxin—one for Xuzhou Tian’an and one for Xuzhou Huayu. Huaxin shall provide construction, equipment procurement, transportation, installation and adjustment, test run, construction engineering management and other necessary works to complete the Project and ensure the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu meet the inspection and acceptance requirements and work normally. The Project is a turn-key project and Huaxin is responsible for the quality, safety, duration and cost of the Project. The total contract price is RMB 400 million ($66.67 million), of which RMB 200 million ($33.34 million) is for the Xuzhou Tian’an system and RMB 200 million is for the Xuzhou Huayu system. The price is a cover-all price, which includes but not limited to all the materials, equipment, labor, transportation, electricity, water, waste disposal, machinery and safety matters. 

On January 4, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Xi’an Zhonghong transferred a CDQ WHPG station (under construction) located in Xuzhou City for Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Huayu Project”) to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to the HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project (see Note 12). The transfer was completed on February 15, 2019. The Company recorded $405,959 loss from this transfer.

Zhongtai WHPG Energy Management Cooperative Agreement

On December 6, 2013, Xi’an TCH entered into a CDQ and WHPG Energy Management Cooperative Agreement (the “Zhongtai Agreement”) with Xuzhou Zhongtai Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhongtai”), a limited liability company incorporated in Jiangsu Province, China.

Pursuant to the Zhongtai Agreement, Xi’an TCH will design, build and maintain a 150 ton per hour CDQ system and a 25 MW CDQ WHPG system (the “Project”) and sell the power to Zhongtai, and Xi’an TCH will also build a furnace to generate steam from the waste heat of the smoke pipeline and sell the steam to Zhongtai.

The construction period of the Project is expected to be 18 months from the date when conditions are ready for construction to begin. Zhongtai will start to pay an energy saving fee from the date when the WHPG station passes the required 72-hour test run. The term of payment is 20 years. For the first 10 years of the term, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.534 ($0.089) per KWH (including value added tax) for the power generated from the system. For the second 10 years of the term, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.402 ($0.067) per KWH (including value added tax). During the term of the contract the energy saving fee shall be adjusted at the same percentage as the change of local grid electricity price. Zhongtai shall also pay an energy saving service fee for the steam supplied by Xi’an TCH at RMB 100 ($16.67) per ton (including value added tax). Zhongtai and its parent company will provide guarantees to ensure Zhongtai will fulfill its obligations under the Agreement. Upon the completion of the term, Xi’an TCH will transfer the systems to Zhongtai at RMB 1 ($0.16). Zhongtai shall provide waste heat to the systems for no less than 8,000 hours per year and waste gas volume no less than 150,000 Nm3 per hour with a temperature no less than 950°C. If these requirements are not met, the term of the Zhongtai Agreement will be extended accordingly. If Zhongtai wants to terminate the Zhongtai Agreement early, it shall provide Xi’an TCH a 60 day notice and pay the termination fee and compensation for the damages to Xi’an TCH according to the following formula: (i) if it is less than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests termination, Zhongtai shall pay: Xi’an TCH’s total investment amount plus Xi’an TCH’s annual investment return times five years minus the years in which the system has already operated; or (ii) if it is more than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests the termination, Zhongtai shall pay Xi’an TCH’s total investment amount minus total amortization cost (the amortization period is 10 years).  

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On March 14, 2016, Xi’an TCH entered into a Xuzhou Zhongtai CDQ and Waste Heat Power Generation System Transfer Agreement (the “Transfer Agreement”) with Zhongtai and Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd., a limited liability company incorporated in China (the “Contractor”). The Transfer Agreement provides for the sale to Zhongtai of all the assets of the Project under construction from Xi’an TCH. Additionally, Xi’an TCH will transfer to Zhongtai the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) Contract for the Project, which Xi’an TCH had entered into with the Contractor in connection with the Project. As consideration for the transfer of the Project, Zhongtai is to pay to Xi’an TCH an aggregate purchase price of RMB 167,360,000 ($25.75 million and the “Transfer Price”), on the following schedule: (i) RMB 50,000,000 ($7.69 million) of the Transfer Price was paid within 20 business days from the execution of the Transfer Agreement; (ii) RMB 30,000,000 ($4.32 million) of the Transfer Price was paid within 20 business days upon the completion of the construction of the Project but not later than July 30, 2016; and (iii) RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) of the Transfer Price was to be paid before July 30, 2017. The temporary ownership of the Project was transferred from Xi’an TCH to Zhongtai after the Xi’an TCH received the first payment of RMB 50,000,000, and the full ownership of the Project is to be officially transferred to Zhongtai upon full payment of the Transfer Price. The Zhongtai Agreement is to be terminated and Xi’an TCH will agree not to pursue any breach of contract liability against Zhongtai under the Zhongtai Agreement once Zhongtai fully pays the Transfer Price according to the terms of the Transfer Agreement. If the Transfer Price is not fully paid on time pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, the Transfer Agreement automatically terminates and Xi’an TCH retains ownership of the Project, and both parties would continue to possess their respective rights and obligations according to the Zhongtai Agreement and assume the liabilities for breach of the Zhongtai Agreement. Xuzhou Taifa Special Steel Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xuzhou Taifa”) has guaranteed the payments by Zhongtai. The Company recorded a $2.82 million loss from this transaction in 2016. In 2016, Xi’an TCH had received the first payment of $7.70 million and the second payment of $4.32 million. However, the Company received a repayment commitment letter from Zhongtai on February 23, 2018, in which Zhongtai committed to pay the remaining payment of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) no later than the end of July 2018; in July 2018, Zhongtai and the Company reached a further oral agreement to extend the repayment term of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) by another two to three months. In August 2018, the Company received $1,070,000 from Zhongtai; as of March 31, 2019, the Company had receivables from Zhongtai for $11.88 million (with bad debt allowance of $3.56 million). On January 23, 2019, Zhongtai provided an acknowledgement letter to the Company stating it expects to repay the remaining balance of $11.88 million by the end of October 2019, once it resumes the normal production.

Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $41,159 in advances from the Company’s management, which bear no interest, are unsecured, and are payable upon demand. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements (“CFS”), which were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported net sales and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our CFS, we believe the following accounting policies are the most critical to assist you in fully understanding and evaluating this management discussion and analysis.

Basis of Presentation

These accompanying CFS were prepared in accordance with US GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for financial statements.

Basis of Consolidation

The CFS include the accounts of CREG and, its subsidiary, Sifang Holdings and Yinghua; Sifang Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiaries, Huahong and Shanghai TCH; Shanghai TCH’s wholly-owned subsidiary Xi’an TCH; and Xi’an TCH’s subsidiaries, Erdos TCH, Zhonghong, and Zhongxun. Substantially all of the Company’s revenues are derived from the operations of Shanghai TCH and its subsidiaries, which represent substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2019. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation. 

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Use of Estimates

In preparing the CFS, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheets as well as revenues and expenses during the year reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained within China. Balances at financial institutions within China are not covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. 

Certain other financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of accounts and other receivables. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its customers’ financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

The operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC.

Accounts Receivable

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had accounts receivable of $52,959,990; of which, $36.69 million was for transferring the ownership of Huayu and Shenqiu Phase I and II systems to Mr. Bai but waiting for completion of transfer Mr. Bai’s all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to HYREF; $11.88 million was from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and $4.39 million accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for the electricity sold, and the Company had bad debt allowance of $3,564,268 for Zhongtai.

Interest Receivable on Sales Type Leases

As of March 31, 2019, the interest receivable on sales type leases was $5,434,301, mainly representing recognized but not yet collected interest income for the Pucheng systems.

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on receivables. Management reviews the composition of receivables and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves.  Based on an evaluation of the collectability of such receivables, as of March 31, 2019, the Company had bad debt allowance for net investment receivable of $22,534,192 for the Pucheng systems.

Revenue Recognition

Sales-type Leasing and Related Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective transition approach by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. Results and disclosure requirements for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under Topic 842, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 840. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. 

The Company constructs and leases waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers. The Company typically transfers ownership of the waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers at the end of the lease. Prior to January 1, 2019, the investment in these projects is recorded as investment in sales-type leases in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 840, “Leases,” and its various amendments and interpretations.

The Company finances construction of waste energy recycling power generating projects. The sales and cost of sales are recognized at the inception of the lease. The investment in sales-type leases consists of the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable less unearned interest income and estimated executory cost. Minimum lease payments are part of the lease agreement between the Company (as the lessor) and the customer (as the lessee). The discount rate implicit in the lease is used to calculate the present value of minimum lease payments. The minimum lease payments consist of the gross lease payments net of executory costs and contingent rentals, if any. Unearned interest is amortized to income over the lease term to produce a constant periodic rate of return on net investment in the lease. While revenue is recognized at the inception of the lease, the cash flow from the sales-type lease occurs over the course of the lease, which results in interest income and reduction of receivables. Revenue is recognized net of sales tax. 

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Contingent Rental Income

The Company records the income from actual electricity usage in addition to minimum lease payment of each project as contingent rental income in the period earned. Contingent rent is not part of minimum lease payments.

Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company’s functional currency is RMB. For financial reporting purposes, RMB figures were translated into USD as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders’ equity as “Accumulated other comprehensive income.” Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in income. There has been no significant fluctuation in exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.

The Company uses “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 220). Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders’ equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders. 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of three months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

The following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated as a percentage of net sales. Certain columns may not add due to rounding.

	2019					2018
				% of  Sales					% of Sales
Sales	$	621,174		100	%	$	1,422,831		100	%
Sales of systems		-		-	%		-		-	%
Contingent rental income		621,174		100	%		1,422,831		100	%
Cost of sales		-		-	%		-		-	%
Cost of systems and contingent rental income		-		-	%		-		-	%
Gross profit		621,174		100	%		1,422,831		100	%
Interest income on sales-type leases		174,235		28	%		1,606,615		113	%
Total operating income		795,409		128	%		3,029,446		213	%
Total operating expenses		(1,442,820	)	(232	)%		(1,506,231	)	(106	)%
Income (loss) from operations		(647,411	)	(104	)%		1,523,215		107	%
Total non-operating expenses, net		(3,685,754	)	(593	)%		(1,389,165	)	(98	)%
Income (loss) before income tax		(4,333,165	)	(698	)%		134,050		9	%
Income tax expense		(2,390,871	)	(385	)%		339,545		24	%
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		-		-	%		(91,258	)	(6	)%
Net loss attributable to China Recycling Energy Corp	$	(1,942,294	)	(313	)%	$	(114,237	)	(8	)%

SALES. Total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $621,174 and $1,422,831, respectively. The sales were from the electricity sold in Erdos TCH.

COST OF SALES. Cost of sales (“COS”) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $0.

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GROSS PROFIT. Gross income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were $621,174 and $1,422,831, gross margin of 100% each.

INTEREST INCOME ON SALES-TYPE LEASES. Interest income on sales-type leases for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $174,235, a $1.43 million decrease from $1.61 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, interest income was derived from the Shenqiu Phase I and II systems (15 and 11.9 years, respectively) for the month of January 2019; in February 2019, the Shenqiu Phase I and II systems were transferred to Mr. Bai. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, interest income was derived from the following four sales-type leases:

i.	Two BMPG systems to Pucheng Phase I and II (15 and 11.9 years, respectively);
ii.	One BMPG system to Shenqiu Phase I (11 years);
iii.	One BMPG system to Shenqiu Phase II (9.5 years);

The decreased interest income was due to the suspension of Pucheng systems, and the Company stopped accruing interest income in April 2018, which was impacted by China’s environmental protection policies, and has not resumed operations to date.

OPERATING EXPENSES. Operating expenses consisted of general and administrative expenses, bad debt expense totaling $1,442,820 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $1,506,231 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, a decrease of $63,411 or 4%. The decrease was mainly due to decreased payroll expense by $44,460.

NET NON-OPERATING EXPENSES. Net non-operating expenses consisted of non-sales-type lease interest income, interest expenses and miscellaneous expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, net non-operating expense was $3.69 million compared to net non-operating expense of $1.39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we had $41,112 interest income but the amount was offset by $1.93 million interest expense on entrusted loan, loss on note conversion of $893,958, and loss on disposal of systems of $1,257,170. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we had $37,204 interest income but the amounts were offset by a $1.42 million interest expense on loans.

INCOME TAX (BENEFIT)EXPENSE. Income tax benefit was $2.39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared with $0.34 million income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The consolidated effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were (55.2)% and 253.3%, respectively. The increase in income tax benefit for three months ended March 31, 2019 was due to increased taxable loss.

NET LOSS. Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $1,942,294 compared to $114,237 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of loss of $1,828,057. This increase in net loss was mainly due to the increase non-operating expenses as described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Comparison of three months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had cash and equivalents of $57.10 million, other current assets of $55.94 million, current liabilities of $81.73 million, working capital of $31.31 million, a current ratio of 1.38:1 and a liability-to-equity ratio of 1.06:1.

The following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated types of activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	2019			2018
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities	$	(772,594	)	$	1,258,619
Investing Activities		5,188			-
Financing Activities		3,620,800			-

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Net cash used in operating activities was $0.77 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $1.26 million cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in net cash outflow for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was mainly due to increased cash outflow on accrued labilities and other payables by $0.36 million, the refund of a $0.49 million deposit for Shenqiu Phase I & II due to transferring the systems to Mr. Chonggong Bai, decreased collection of principal on sales-type leases by $0.99 million, and increased cash outflow on other receivables by $0.08 million. 

Net cash provided by investing activities was $5,188 and $0, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, $5,188 was the proceeds from disposal of the fixed assets.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $3.62 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $0 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The cash inflow in the three months ended March 31, 2019 came from the proceeds of issuance of notes of $2.00 million and proceeds from issuance of common stock of $1.62 million.

We do not believe inflation has had or will have a significant negative impact on our results of operations in 2019.

Transfers of Cash to and from Our Subsidiaries

The PRC has currency and capital transfer regulations that require us to comply with certain requirements for the movement of capital. The Company is able to transfer cash (US Dollars) to its PRC subsidiaries through: (i) an investment (by increasing the Company’s registered capital in a PRC subsidiary), or (ii) a stockholder loan. The Company’s subsidiaries in the PRC have not transferred any earnings or cash to the Company to date. The Company’s business is primarily conducted through its subsidiaries. The Company is a holding company and its material assets consist solely of the ownership interests held in its PRC subsidiaries. The Company relies on dividends paid by its subsidiaries for its working capital and cash needs, including the funds necessary: (i) to pay dividends or cash distributions to its stockholders, (ii) to service any debt obligations and (iii) to pay operating expenses. As a result of PRC laws and regulations (noted below) that require annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax income to be set aside in a general reserve fund prior to payment of dividends, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are restricted in that respect, as well as in others respects noted below, in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company as a dividend.  

With respect to transferring cash from the Company to its subsidiaries, increasing the Company’s registered capital in a PRC subsidiary requires the filing of the local commerce department, while a stockholder loan requires a filing with the state administration of foreign exchange or its local bureau.

With respect to the payment of dividends, we note the following:

1. PRC regulations currently permit the payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits, as determined in accordance with accounting standards and PRC regulations (an in-depth description of the PRC regulations is set forth below);

2. Our PRC subsidiaries are required to set aside, at a minimum, 10% of their net income after taxes, based on PRC accounting standards, each year as statutory surplus reserves until the cumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50% of their registered capital;

3. Such reserves may not be distributed as cash dividends;

4. Our PRC subsidiaries may also allocate a portion of their after-tax profits to fund their staff welfare and bonus funds; except in the event of a liquidation, these funds may also not be distributed to stockholders; the Company does not participate in a Common Welfare Fund;

5. The incurrence of debt, specifically the instruments governing such debt, may restrict a subsidiary’s ability to pay stockholder dividends or make other cash distributions; and

6. The Company is subject to covenants and consent requirements.

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If, for the reasons noted above, our subsidiaries are unable to pay stockholder dividends and/or make other cash payments to the Company when needed, the Company’s ability to conduct operations, make investments, engage in acquisitions, or undertake other activities requiring working capital may be materially and adversely affected. However, our operations and business, including investment and/or acquisitions by our subsidiaries within China, will not be affected as long as the capital is not transferred in or out of the PRC.

PRC Regulations

In accordance with PRC regulations on Enterprises with Foreign Investment and their articles of association, a foreign-invested enterprise (“FIE”) established in the PRC is required to provide statutory reserves, which are appropriated from net profit, as reported in the FIE’s PRC statutory accounts. A FIE is required to allocate at least 10% of its annual after-tax profit to the surplus reserve until such reserve has reached 50% of its respective registered capital (based on the FIE’s PRC statutory accounts). The aforementioned reserves may only be used for specific purposes and may not be distributed as cash dividends. Until such contribution of capital is satisfied, the FIE is not allowed to repatriate profits to its stockholders, unless approved by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. After satisfaction of this requirement, the remaining funds may be appropriated at the discretion of the FIE’s board of directors. Our subsidiary, Shanghai TCH, qualifies as a FIE and is therefore subject to the above-mandated regulations on distributable profits. 

Additionally, in accordance with PRC corporate law, a domestic enterprise is required to maintain a surplus reserve of at least 10% of its annual after-tax profit until such reserve has reached 50% of its respective registered capital based on the enterprise’s PRC statutory accounts. The aforementioned reserves can only be used for specific purposes and may not be distributed as cash dividends. Xi’an TCH, Huahong, Zhonghong and Erdos TCH were established as domestic enterprises; therefore, each is subject to the above-mentioned restrictions on distributable profits.

As a result of PRC laws and regulations that require annual appropriations of 10% of after-tax income to be set aside, prior to payment of dividends, in a general reserve fund, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company as a dividend or otherwise.

Chart of the Company’s Statutory Reserve

Pursuant to PRC corporate law, effective January 1, 2006, the Company is required to maintain a statutory reserve by appropriating from its after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory reserve represents restricted retained earnings. Our restricted and unrestricted retained earnings under US GAAP are set forth below:

	As of
	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Unrestricted retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	$	(39,830,856	)	$	(37,675,202	)
Restricted retained earnings (surplus reserve fund)		14,739,072			14,525,712
Total retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	$	(25,091,784	)	$	(23,149,490	)

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any other financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as stockholders’ equity or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.

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Contractual Obligations

The Company’s contractual obligations as of March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Contractual Obligation	1 year or less		More than 1 year		See Note (for details)
Notes payable	$	-	$	2,100,000		15
Entrusted loan		49,305,710		-		12
Total	$	49,305,710	$	2,100,000

The Company believes it has a stable cash inflow each month and a sufficient channel to commercial institutions to obtain any loans that may be necessary to meet its working capital needs. Historically, we have been able to obtain loans or otherwise achieve our financing objectives due to the Chinese government’s support for energy-saving businesses with stable cash inflows, good credit ratings and history. The Company does not believe it will have difficulties related to the repayment of its outstanding short-term loans.

Commitments

Xuzhou Tian’an and Xuzhou Huayu CDQ Power Generation Projects 

On July 19, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement for Energy Management of CDQ and CDQ WHPG Project with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd. (“Tianyu”).

Pursuant to the Tianyu Agreement, Zhonghong will design, build, operate and maintain two sets of 25 MW CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for two subsidiaries of Tianyu: one is for and will be located at Xuzhou Tian’an Chemical Co., Ltd and one set is for and will be located at Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. (the “Tianyu Project”). Upon the completion of the Tianyu Project, Zhonghong will charge Tianyu an energy saving service fee of RMB 0.534 ($0.088) per KWH (excluding tax). The operating time shall be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually for each of Tian’an and Huayu. If the operating time for each of Tian’an and Huayu is less than 8,000 hours a year due to reasons attributable to Tianyu, then time charged shall be 8,000 hours a year for each of Tian’an and Huayu. Xuzhou Tian’an and Huayu will provide the land for the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for free. Xuzhou Tian’an and Huayu also guarantee that they will purchase all of the power generated by the CDQ WHPG systems.  

On July 22, 2013, Xi’an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. entered into an EPC General Contractor Agreement for the Xuzhou Tianyu Group CDQ Power Generation Project (the “Project”) with Xi’an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Huaxin”). Zhonghong as the owner of the Project contracted EPC for the two sets of CDQ and 25 MW CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu to Huaxin—one for Xuzhou Tian’an and one for Xuzhou Huayu. Huaxin shall provide construction, equipment procurement, transportation, installation and adjustment, test run, construction engineering management and other necessary works to complete the Project and ensure the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu meet the inspection and acceptance requirements and work normally. The project is a turn-key project and Huaxin is responsible for the quality, safety, duration and cost of the Project. The total contract price is RMB 400 million ($66.67 million), of which RMB 200 million ($28.83 million) is for the Xuzhou Tian’an system and RMB 200 million is for the Xuzhou Huayu system. The price is a cover-all price which includes but is not limited to all the materials, equipment, labor, transportation, electricity, water, waste disposal, machinery and safety matters. As of March 31, 2019, Zhonghong had $25.58 million (or $39.12 million if including capitalized interest) for the Tian’an project and is committed to pay an additional $4.12 million for the Tian’an project.

On January 4, 2019, Xi’an Zhonghong, Xi’an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Xi’an Zhonghong transferred the Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi’an Hanneng, to “HYREF” as repayment for the loan made by Xi’an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project (see Note 12). The transfer was completed on February 15, 2019. 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Exchange Rate Risk

Our operations are conducted mainly in the PRC. As such, our earnings are subject to movements in foreign currency exchange rates when transactions are denominated in RMB, which is our functional currency. Accordingly, our operating results are affected by changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and those currencies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures. 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures which are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rules 13a – 15(e) and 15d – 15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) at the end of the period covered by the report.

Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2019, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that (i) the information required to be disclosed by us in this Report was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

With the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company also conducted an evaluation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended as of March 31, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Based on such evaluation, management concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, there have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time we may be subject to litigation, claims and assessments that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that any liability resulting from such additional matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings that it believes will have a material adverse effect upon the conduct of its business or its financial position.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018. An investment in our common stock involves various risks. When considering an investment in our company, you should consider carefully all of the risk factors described in our most recent Form 10-K. If any of those risks, incorporated by reference in this Form 10-Q, occur, the market price of our shares of common stock could decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones facing us and there may be additional matters that we are unaware of or that we currently consider immaterial. All of these could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and, thus, the value of an investment in our company.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None. 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).*
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).*
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

* Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION (Registrant)
Date: May 20, 2019	/s/ Guohua Ku
	Guohua Ku Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 20, 2019	/s/ Binfeng Gu
	Binfeng Gu Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).*
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).*
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

* Filed herewith

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

RULE 13a-14(a) CERTIFICATION FOR FORM 10-K (CEO) CERTIFICATION

I, Guohua Ku, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of China Recycling Energy Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: May 20, 2019	By:	/s/ Guohua Ku
		Guohua Ku
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

RULE 13a-14(a) CERTIFICATION FOR FORM 10-K (CFO) CERTIFICATION

I, Binfeng Gu, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of China Recycling Energy Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: May 20, 2019	By:	/s/ Binfeng Gu
		Binfeng Gu
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION (CEO) 1350

CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, 

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of China Recycling Energy Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Guohua Ku, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 20, 2019	/s/ Guohua Ku
	Guohua Ku
	Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Board of Directors

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION (CFO) 1350

CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of China Recycling Energy Corporation, the “Company”, on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, the “Report”, I, Binfeng Gu, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 20, 2019	/s/ Binfeng Gu
	Binfeng Gu
	Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 16, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORP
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Trading Symbol	CREG
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Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$ 57,099,604	$ 53,223,142
Accounts receivable, net	49,395,722	11,755,251
Interest receivable on sales type leases	5,434,301	9,336,140
Prepaid expenses	33,019	32,395
Other receivables	1,073,450	1,559,116
Total current assets	113,036,096	75,906,044
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Investment in sales-type leases, net	11,348,582	24,962,056
Long term investment		475,635
Long term deposit	16,278	15,971
Property and equipment, net	28,019,164	27,495,049
Construction in progress	25,581,050	42,582,177
Total non-current assets	64,965,074	95,530,888
TOTAL ASSETS	178,001,170	171,436,932
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	6,345,407	5,591,876
Taxes payable	5,146,375	3,636,559
Accrued liabilities and other payables	1,177,292	1,617,997
Due to related parties	41,159	41,168
Interest payable on entrusted loans	19,714,466	17,473,492
Current portion of entrusted loan payable	49,305,710	48,373,936
Total current liabilities	81,730,409	76,735,028
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Convertible note payable, net of unamortized OID and debt issuing costs		1,016,589
Accrued interest on notes	20,942	40,572
Income tax payable	6,390,625	6,390,625
Deferred tax liability, net	563,309	3,040,346
Notes payable, net of unamortized OID	2,006,250
Long term payable	445,534
Refundable deposit from customers for systems leasing	564,342	1,034,503
Total noncurrent liabilities	9,991,002	11,522,635
Total liabilities	91,721,411	88,257,663
CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 13,747,226 shares and 10,295,280 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , respectively	13,747	10,295
Additional paid in capital	114,168,100	114,484,018
Statutory reserve	14,739,072	14,525,712
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,810,304)	(4,620,930)
Accumulated deficit	(39,830,856)	(37,675,202)
Total Company stockholders' equity	86,279,759	86,723,893
Noncontrolling interest		(3,544,624)
Total equity	86,279,759	83,179,269
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 178,001,170	$ 171,436,932

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	13,747,226	13,747,226
Common stock, shares outstanding	10,295,280	10,295,280

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Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue
Contingent rental income	$ 621,174	$ 1,422,831
Interest income on sales-type leases	174,235	1,606,615
Total operating income	795,409	3,029,446
Operating expenses
Bad debt expense	108,396	99,879
General and administrative	1,334,424	1,406,352
Total operating expenses	1,442,820	1,506,231
Income (loss) from operations	(647,411)	1,523,215
Non-operating income (expenses)
Loss on note conversion	(893,958)
Loss on disposal of systems	(1,257,170)
Interest income	41,112	37,204
Interest expense	(1,932,105)	(1,424,628)
Other income (expenses), net	356,367	(1,741)
Total non-operating expenses, net	(3,685,754)	(1,389,165)
Income (loss) before income tax	(4,333,165)	134,050
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,390,871)	339,545
Loss before noncontrolling interest	(1,942,294)	(205,495)
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(91,258)
Net loss attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation	(1,942,294)	(114,237)
Other comprehensive items
Foreign currency translation gain attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation	1,810,626	6,405,278
Foreign currency translation loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(21,922)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation	(131,668)	6,291,041
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		$ (113,180)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	12,065,716	8,310,198
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	12,065,716	8,310,198
Basic loss per share	$ (0.16)	$ (0.01)
Diluted loss per share	$ (0.16)	$ (0.01)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Loss including noncontrolling interest	$ (1,942,294)	$ (205,495)
Adjustments to reconcile loss including noncontrolling interest to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation		42
Amortization of OID and debt issuing costs of convertible note	59,661
Bad debt expense	108,396	99,879
Loss on disposal of 40% ownership of Fund Management Co	47,506
Investment loss		4,144
Loss on transfer of Chengli Boxing system	638,167
Loss on transfer of Xuzhou Huayu system	405,959
Loss on transfer of Shenqiu Phase I & II systems	213,044
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	293
Loss on note conversion	893,958
Changes in deferred tax	(2,530,614)	(118,450)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable on sales type leases	(174,235)	(471,136)
Collection of principal on sales type leases		992,791
Prepaid expenses		300,790
Other receivables	(144,398)	(62,605)
Accounts receivables	(720,561)	(742,756)
Notes receivable		384,148
Construction in progress		(827,120)
Accounts payable	1,156,480	(107,562)
Taxes payable	234,534	124,592
Interest payable on entrusted loan	1,900,658	1,954,355
Accrued liabilities and other payables	(430,025)	(66,998)
Refundable deposit for systems leasing	(489,123)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(772,594)	1,258,619
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from disposal of property & equipment	5,188
Net cash provided by investing activities	5,188
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of notes payable	2,000,000
Issuance of common stock	1,620,800
Net cash provided by financing activities	3,620,800
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	1,023,068	2,119,524
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	3,876,462	3,378,143
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	53,223,142	49,830,243
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	57,099,604	53,208,386
Supplemental cash flow data:
Income tax paid		441,099
Interest paid

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)	Common stock	Paid in Capital	Statutory Reserves	Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Total	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 8,310	$ 111,796,813	$ 14,525,712	$ 860,553	$ 28,321,696	$ 155,513,084	$ (478,637)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017	8,310,198
Net loss for the quarter					(114,237)	(114,237)	(91,258)
Transfer to statutory reserves			75,990		(75,990)
Foreign currency translation gain				6,405,278		6,405,278	(21,922)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 8,310	111,796,813	14,601,702	7,265,831	28,131,469	161,804,125	(591,817)
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2018	8,310,198
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 10,295	114,484,018	14,525,712	(4,620,930)	(37,675,202)	86,723,893	(3,544,624)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018	10,295,820
Issuance of common stock	$ 1,600	1,619,200				1,620,800
Issuance of common stock, shares	1,600,000
Conversion of note payable into shares	$ 1,852	2,013,124				2,014,976
Conversion of note payable into shares, shares	1,851,946
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(3,948,242)				(3,948,242)	3,544,624
Net loss for the quarter					(1,942,294)	(1,942,294)
Transfer to statutory reserves			213,360		(213,360)
Foreign currency translation gain				1,810,626		1,810,626
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 13,747	$ 114,168,100	$ 14,739,072	$ (2,810,304)	$ (39,830,856)	$ 86,279,759
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2019	13,747,766

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Organization and Description of Business

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

China Recycling Energy Corporation (the "Company" or "CREG") was incorporated on May 8, 1980 as Boulder Brewing Company under the laws of the State of Colorado. On September 6, 2001, the Company changed its state of incorporation to Nevada. In 2004, the Company changed its name from Boulder Brewing Company to China Digital Wireless, Inc. and on March 8, 2007, again changed its name from China Digital Wireless, Inc. to its current name, China Recycling Energy Corporation. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides energy saving solutions and services, including selling and leasing energy saving systems and equipment to customers, project investment, investment management, economic information consulting, technical services, financial leasing, purchase of financial leasing assets, disposal and repair of financial leasing assets, and consulting and ensuring of financial leasing transactions in the Peoples Republic of China ("PRC").

Erdos TCH – Joint Venture

On April 14, 2009, the Company formed a joint venture (the "JV") with Erdos Metallurgy Co., Ltd. ("Erdos") to recycle waste heat from Erdos' metal refining plants to generate power and steam to be sold back to Erdos. The name of the JV was Inner Mongolia Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd. ("Erdos TCH") with a term of 20 years. Total investment for the project was estimated at $79 million (RMB 500 million) with an initial investment of $17.55 million (RMB 120 million). Erdos contributed 7% of the total investment of the project, and Xi'an TCH Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Xi'an TCH") contributed 93%. According to the parties' agreement on profit distribution, Xi'an TCH and Erdos will receive 80% and 20%, respectively, of the profit from the JV until Xi'an TCH receives a complete return of its investment. Xi'an TCH and Erdos will then receive 60% and 40%, respectively, of the profit from the JV. On June 15, 2013, Xi'an TCH and Erdos entered into a share transfer agreement, pursuant to which Erdos sold its 7% ownership interest in the JV to Xi'an TCH for $1.29 million (RMB 8 million), plus certain accumulated profits as described below. Xi'an TCH paid the $1.29 million in July 2013 and, as a result, became the sole stockholder of the JV. In addition, Xi'an TCH paid Erdos accumulated profits from inception up to June 30, 2013 in accordance with a supplementary agreement entered into on August 6, 2013. In August 2013, Xi'an TCH paid 20% of the accumulated profit (calculated under PRC GAAP) of $226,000 to Erdos. Erdos TCH currently has two power generation systems in Phase I with a total of 18 MW power capacity, and three power generation systems in Phase II with a total of 27 MW power capacity. On April 28, 2016, Erdos TCH and Erdos entered into a supplemental agreement, effective May 1, 2016, whereby Erdos TCH cancelled monthly minimum lease payments from Erdos, and now charges Erdos based on actual electricity sold at RMB 0.30 / KWH. The selling price of each KWH is determined annually based on prevailing market conditions. The Company evaluated the modified terms for payments based on actual electricity sold as minimum lease payments as defined in ASC 840-10-25-4, since lease payments that depend on a factor directly related to the future use of the leased property are contingent rentals and, accordingly, are excluded from minimum lease payments in their entirety. The Company wrote off the net investment receivables of these leases at the lease modification date.

In addition, Erdos TCH has 30% ownership in DaTangShiDai (BinZhou) Energy Savings Technology Co., Ltd. ("BinZhou Energy Savings"), 30% ownership in DaTangShiDai DaTong Recycling Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("DaTong Recycling Energy"), and 40% ownership in DaTang ShiDai TianYu XuZhou Recycling Energy Technology Co, Ltd. ("TianYu XuZhou Recycling Energy"). These companies were incorporated in 2012 but there have not been any operations since then nor has any registered capital contribution been made.

Pucheng Biomass Power Generation Projects

On June 29, 2010, Xi'an TCH entered into a Biomass Power Generation ("BMPG") Project Lease Agreement with Pucheng XinHengYuan Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd. ("Pucheng"), a limited liability company incorporated in China. Under this lease agreement, Xi'an TCH leased a set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Pucheng at a minimum of $279,400 (RMB 1,900,000) per month for 15 years ("Pucheng Phase I").

On September 11, 2013, Xi'an TCH entered into a BMPG Asset Transfer Agreement (the "Pucheng Transfer Agreement") with Pucheng. The Pucheng Transfer Agreement provided for the sale by Pucheng to Xi'an TCH of a set of 12 MW BMPG systems with completion of system transformation for RMB 100 million ($16.48 million) in the form of 8,766,547 shares of common stock of the Company at $1.87 per share. These shares were issued to Pucheng on October 29, 2013. Also on September 11, 2013, Xi'an TCH entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement with Pucheng (the "Pucheng Lease"). Under the Pucheng Lease, Xi'an TCH leases this same set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Pucheng, and combined this lease with the lease for the 12 MW BMPG station of Pucheng Phase I project, under a single lease to Pucheng for RMB 3.8 million ($0.63 million) per month (the "Pucheng Phase II Project"). The term for the combined lease is from September 2013 to June 2025. The lease agreement for the 12 MW station from the Pucheng Phase I project terminated upon the effective date of the Pucheng Lease. The ownership of the two 12 MW BMPG systems will transfer to Pucheng at no additional charge when the Pucheng Lease expires.

Shenqiu Yuneng Biomass Power Generation Projects

On May 25, 2011, Xi'an TCH entered into a Letter of Intent with Shenqiu YuNeng Thermal Power Co., Ltd. ("Shenqiu") to reconstruct and transform a Thermal Power Generation System owned by Shenqiu into a 75T/H BMPG System for $3.57 million (RMB 22.5 million). The project commenced in June 2011 and was completed in the third quarter of 2011. On September 28, 2011, Xi'an TCH entered into a BMPG Asset Transfer Agreement with Shenqiu (the "Shenqiu Transfer Agreement"). Pursuant to the Shenqiu Transfer Agreement, Shenqiu sold Xi'an TCH a set of 12 MW BMPG systems (after Xi'an TCH converted the system for BMPG purposes). As consideration for the BMPG systems, Xi'an TCH agreed to pay Shenqiu $10,937,500 (RMB 70 million) in cash in three installments within six months, upon the transfer of ownership of the systems. By the end of 2012, all the consideration was paid. On September 28, 2011, Xi'an TCH and Shenqiu also entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement (the "2011 Shenqiu Lease"). Under the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, Xi'an TCH agreed to lease a set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Shenqiu at a monthly rental rate of $286,000 (RMB 1,800,000) for 11 years. Upon expiration of the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, ownership of this system will transfer from Xi'an TCH to Shenqiu at no additional cost. In connection with the 2011 Shenqiu Lease, Shenqiu paid one month's rent as a security deposit to Xi'an TCH, in addition to providing personal guarantees.

On October 8, 2012, Xi'an TCH entered into a Letter of Intent for technical reformation of Shenqiu Project Phase II with Shenqiu for technical reformation to enlarge the capacity of the Shenqiu Project Phase I (the "Shenqiu Phase II Project"). The technical reformation involved the construction of another 12 MW BMPG system. After the reformation, the generation capacity of the power plant increased to 24 MW. The project commenced on October 25, 2012 and was completed during the first quarter of 2013. The total cost of the project was $11.1 million (RMB 68 million). On March 30, 2013, Xi'an TCH and Shenqiu entered into a BMPG Project Lease Agreement (the "2013 Shenqiu Lease"). Under the 2013 Shenqiu Lease, Xi'an TCH agreed to lease the second set of 12 MW BMPG systems to Shenqiu for $239,000 (RMB 1.5 million) per month for 9.5 years. When the 2013 Shenqiu Lease expires, ownership of this system will transfer from Xi'an TCH to Shenqiu at no additional cost.

On January 4, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, a resident of China, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Xi'an TCH will transfer two Biomass Power Generation Projects in Shenqiu ("Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects") to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng Enterprises Management Consulting Co. Ltd. ("Xi'an Hanneng") to Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP (the "HYREF") as repayment for the loan made by Xi'an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects (See Note 12). The transfer of the projects was completed on February 15, 2019. The Company recorded $213,044 loss from the transfer.

The Fund Management Company

On June 25, 2013, Xi'an TCH and HongyuanHuifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd. ("HongyuanHuifu") jointly established Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. (the "Fund Management Company") with registered capital of RMB 10 million ($1.45 million). Xi'an TCH made an initial capital contribution of RMB 4 million ($650,000) and had a 40% ownership interest in the Fund Management Company. With respect to the Fund Management Company, voting rights and dividend rights are allocated 80% and 20% between HongyuanHuifu and Xi'an TCH, respectively.

The Fund Management Company is the general partner of Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP (the "HYREF Fund"), a limited liability partnership established on July 18, 2013 in Beijing. The Fund Management Company made an initial capital contribution of RMB 5 million ($830,000) to the HYREF Fund. RMB 460 million ($77 million) was fully subscribed by all partners for the HYREF Fund. The HYREF Fund has three limited partners: (1) China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 280 million ($46.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a preferred limited partner; (2) HongyuanHuifu, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 100 million ($16.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is an ordinary limited partner; and (3) the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi'an TCH, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 75 million ($12.5 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a secondary limited partner. In addition, Xi'an TCH and HongyuanHuifu formed Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. to manage this Fund, which also subscribed in the amount of RMB 5 million ($830,000) from the Fund. The term of the HYREF Fund's partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, expiring July 18, 2019. The term is four years from the date of contribution for the preferred limited partner, and four years from the date of contribution for the ordinary limited partner. The total size of the HYREF Fund is RMB 460 million ($77 million). The HYREF Fund was formed to invest in Xi'an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a then 90% owned subsidiary of Xi'an TCH, for the construction of two coke dry quenching ("CDQ") WHPG stations with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd. ("Tianyu") and one CDQ WHPG station with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. ("Chengli").

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu, pursuant to which Xi'an TCH transferred its 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867 ($0.53 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company recorded approximately $47,500 loss from the sale of a 40% equity interest in Fund Management Company. The Company does not have any ownership in the Fund Management Company after this transaction.

Chengli Waste Heat Power Generation Projects

On July 19, 2013, Xi'an TCH formed a new company, "Xi'an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd." ("Zhonghong"), with registered capital of RMB 30 million ($4.85 million). Xi'an TCH paid RMB 27 million ($4.37 million) and owns 90% of Zhonghong. Zhonghong is engaged to provide energy saving solution and services, including constructing, selling and leasing energy saving systems and equipment to customers. On December 29, 2018, Shanghai TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with HYREF, pursuant to which HYREF transferred its 10% ownership in Xi'an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH for consideration of RMB 3 million ($0.44 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company owns 100% of Xi'an Zhonghong after the transaction.

On July 24, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement of CDQ and CDQ WHPG Project with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. ("Chengli"). The parties entered into a supplement agreement on July 26, 2013. Pursuant to these agreements, Zhonghong will design, build and maintain a 25 MW CDQ system and a CDQ WHPG system to supply power to Chengli, and Chengli will pay energy saving fees (the "Chengli Project"). Chengli will contract the operation of the system to a third-party contractor, as mutually agreed upon by Zhonghong. In addition, Chengli will provide the land for the CDQ WHPG systems at no cost to Zhonghong. The term of the Agreements is 20 years. The watt hours generated by the Chengli Project will be charged at RMB 0.42 ($0.068) per kilowatt hour (excluding tax). The operating time shall be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Chengli, then time charged shall be 8,000 hours a year, and if it is less than 8,000 hours due to a reason attributable to Zhonghong, then it shall be charged at actual operating hours. The construction of the Chengli Project was completed in the second quarter of 2015 and the project successfully completed commissioning tests in the first quarter of 2017. The Chengli Project is now operational, however, due to intensifying environmental protection, the local environmental authorities required the project owner constructing CDQ sewage treatment to complete supporting works, which were completed and passed acceptance inspection during the quarter ended September 30, 2018. However, the owner of Chengli Project changed from Chengli to Shandong Boxing Shengli Technology Company Ltd. ("Shengli") in March 2014. This change resulted from transfer of the equity ownership of Chengli to Shengli (a private company). Chengli, as a state-owned enterprise that is 100% owned by the local Power Supply Bureau, is no longer allowed to carry out business activities, and Shengli, the new owner, is not entitled to the high on-grid prices, and thus demanded a renegotiation of the settlement terms for the project.

On July 22, 2013, Zhonghong entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC") General Contractor Agreement for the Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. CDQ Power Generation Project (the "Chengli Project") with Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. ("Huaxin"). Zhonghong, as the owner of the Chengli Project, contracted EPC services for a CDQ system and a 25 MW CDQ WHPG system for Chengli to Huaxin. Huaxin shall provide construction, equipment procurement, transportation, installation and adjustment, test run, construction engineering management and other necessary services to complete the Huaxin Project and ensure the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for Chengli meet the inspection and acceptance requirements and work normally. The Chengli Project is a turn-key project in which Huaxin is responsible for monitoring the quality, safety, duration and cost of the Chengli Project. The total contract price is RMB 200 million ($33.34 million), which includes all the materials, equipment, labor, transportation, electricity, water, waste disposal, machinery and safety costs.

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, the "HYREF", Guohua Ku, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement, pursuant to which Xi'an Zhonghong will transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, Guohua Ku and Chonggong Bai also agreed to buy back the CDQ WHPG Station when conditions under the Buy Back Agreement are met (see Note 12). The transfer of the Station was completed on January 22, 2019, the Company recorded $638,166 loss from this transfer.

Tianyu Waste Heat Power Generation Project

On July 19, 2013, Zhonghong entered into a Cooperative Agreement (the "Tianyu Agreement") for Energy Management of CDQ and CDQ WHPG Projects with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd. ("Tianyu"). Pursuant to the Tianyu Agreement, Zhonghong will design, build, operate and maintain two sets of 25 MW CDQ systems and CDQ WHPG systems for two subsidiaries of Tianyu – Xuzhou Tian'an Chemical Co., Ltd. ("Xuzhou Tian'an") and Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. ("Xuzhou Huayu") – to be located at Xuzhou Tian'an and Xuzhou Huayu's respective locations (the "Tianyu Project"). Upon completion of the Tianyu Project, Zhonghong will charge Tianyu an energy saving fee of RMB 0.534 ($0.087) per kilowatt hour (excluding tax). The operating time will be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually for each of Xuzhou Tian'an and Xuzhou Huayu. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Tianyu, then time charged will be 8,000 hours a year. Because of overcapacity and pollution of the iron and steel and related industries, the Chinese government has imposed production limitations for the energy-intensive enterprises with heavy pollution, including Xuzhou Tian'an. Xuzhou Tian'an has slowed the construction process for its dry quenching production line which caused the delay of our project. The term of the Tianyu Agreement is 20 years. The construction of the Xuzhou Tian'an Project is anticipated to be completed by the second quarter of 2019. Xuzhou Tian'an will provide the land for the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for free. Xuzhou Tian'an has also guaranteed that it will purchase all the power generated by the CDQ WHPG systems. The Xuzhou Huayu Project is currently on hold due to a conflict between Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. and local residents on certain pollution-related issues. The local government acted in its capacity to coordinate the resolution of this issue. The local residents were requested to move from the hygienic buffer zone of the project location, in exchange for compensatory payments from the government. Xuzhou Huayu was required to stop production and implement technical innovations to mitigate pollution discharge including sewage treatment, dust collection, noise control, and recycling of coal gas. Currently, some local residents have moved. Xuzhou Huayu has completed the implementation of the technical innovations of sewage treatment, dust collection, and noise control, and the Company is waiting for local governmental agencies to approve these technical innovations. Due to the stricter administration of environmental protection policies and recent increases in environmental protections for the coking industry in Xuzhou, all local coking, as well as steel iron enterprises, are facing similar situations of suspended production while they rectify technologies and procedures. The Company expects to receive governmental acceptance and approval and to resume construction in the second quarter of 2019.

On July 22, 2013, Zhonghong entered into an EPC General Contractor Agreement for the Tianyu Project with Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. ("Huaxin"). Zhonghong, as the owner of the Tianyu Project, contracted EPC services for two CDQ systems and two 25 MW CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu to Huaxin. Huaxin will provide construction, equipment procurement, transportation, installation and adjustment, test run, construction engineering management and other necessary services to complete the Tianyu Project and ensure the CDQ and CDQ WHPG systems for Tianyu meet the inspection and acceptance requirements and work normally. The Tianyu Project is a turn-key project in which Huaxin is responsible for monitoring the quality, safety, duration and cost of the project. The total contract price is RMB 400 million ($66.68 million), which includes all the materials, equipment, labor, transportation, electricity, water, waste disposal, machinery and safety costs.

On January 4, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Xi'an Zhonghong will transfer a CDQ WHPG station (under construction) located in Xuzhou City for Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. ("Xuzhou Huayu Project") to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi'an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project (see Note 12). The transfer of the project was completed on February 15, 2019. The Company recorded $405,959 loss from this transfer. As of March 31, 2019, Mr. Chonggong Bai is in the process of transferring all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan. Xi'an Hanneng will own 47,150,000 shares of Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd for the repayment. As of March 31, 2019, Xi'an Hanneng already owns 29,948,000 shares of Huaxin, and is in the process of obtaining the remaining 17,202,000 shares; however, Huaxin stock is halted trading by NEEQ until its 2018 annual report is filed. Accordingly, the Company is currently working with all the relevant parties to enter a supplemental agreement to extend the due date of equity share transfer of Xi'an Hanneng to July 31, 2019 when Xi'an Hanneng obtained the remaining 17,202,000 shares of Huaxin. Since the debt settlement agreement is not fully implemented, the loan was deemed unrepaid at March 31, 2019.

Zhongtai Waste Heat Power Generation Energy Management Cooperative Agreement

On December 6, 2013, Xi'an TCH entered into a CDQ and WHPG Energy Management Cooperative Agreement (the "Zhongtai Agreement") with Xuzhou Zhongtai Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zhongtai"), a limited liability company incorporated in Jiangsu Province, China.

Pursuant to the Zhongtai Agreement, Xi'an TCH will design, build and maintain a 150 ton per hour CDQ system and a 25 MW CDQ WHPG system and sell the power to Zhongtai, and Xi'an TCH will also build a furnace to generate steam from the smoke pipeline's waste heat and sell the steam to Zhongtai.

The construction period of the Project is expected to be 18 months from the date when conditions are ready for construction to begin. Zhongtai will start to pay an energy saving service fee from the date when the WHPG station passes the required 72-hour test run. The payment term is 20 years. For the first 10 years, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.534 ($0.089) per kilowatt hour (KWH) (including value added tax) for the power generated from the system. For the second 10 years, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.402 ($0.067) per KWH (including value added tax). During the term of the contract the energy saving fee shall be adjusted at the same percentage as the change of local grid electricity price. Zhongtai shall also pay an energy saving fee for the steam supplied by Xi'an TCH at RMB 100 ($16.67) per ton (including value added tax). Zhongtai and its parent company will provide guarantees to ensure Zhongtai will fulfill its obligations under the Agreement. Upon the completion of the term, Xi'an TCH will transfer the systems to Zhongtai for RMB 1 ($0.16). Zhongtai shall provide waste heat to the systems for no less than 8,000 hours per year and waste gas volume no less than 150,000 Normal Meter Cubed (Nm3) per hour, with a temperature no less than 950°C. If these requirements are not met, the term of the Agreement will be extended accordingly. If Zhongtai wants to terminate the Zhongtai Agreement early, it shall provide Xi'an TCH with a 60 day notice and pay the termination fee and compensation for the damages to Xi'an TCH according to the following formula: (1) if it is less than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests termination, Zhongtai shall pay: Xi'an TCH's total investment amount plus Xi'an TCH's annual investment return times five years minus the years in which the system has already operated; or 2) if it is more than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests the termination, Zhongtai shall pay: Xi'an TCH's total investment amount minus total amortization cost (the amortization period is 10 years).

In March 2016, Xi'an TCH entered into a Transfer Agreement of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system with Zhongtai and Xi'an Huaxin (the "Transfer Agreement"). Under the Transfer Agreement, Xi'an TCH agreed to transfer to Zhongtai all of the assets associated with the CDQ Waste Heat Power Generation Project (the "Project"), which is under construction pursuant to the Zhongtai Agreement. Additionally, Xi'an TCH agreed to transfer to Zhongtai the Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC") Contract for the CDQ Waste Heat Power Generation Project which Xi'an TCH had entered into with Xi'an Huaxin in connection with the Project. Xi'an Huaxin will continue to construct and complete the Project and Xi'an TCH agreed to transfer all its rights and obligations under the EPC Contract to Zhongtai. As consideration for the transfer of the Project, Zhongtai agreed to pay to Xi'an TCH an aggregate transfer price of RMB 167,360,000 ($25.77 million) including payments of: (i) RMB 152,360,000 ($23.46 million) for the construction of the Project; and (ii) RMB 15,000,000 ($2.31 million) as payment for partial loan interest accrued during the construction period. Those amounts have been, or will be, paid by Zhongtai to Xi'an TCH according to the following schedule: (a) RMB 50,000,000 ($7.70 million) was to be paid within 20 business days after the Transfer Agreement was signed; (b) RMB 30,000,000 ($4.32 million) was to be paid within 20 business days after the Project was completed, but no later than July 30, 2016; and (c) RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) was to be paid no later than July 30, 2017. Xuzhou Taifa Special Steel Technology Co., Ltd. ("Xuzhou Taifa") guaranteed the payments from Zhongtai to Xi'an TCH. The ownership of the Project was conditionally transferred to Zhongtai following the initial payment of RMB 50,000,000 ($7.70 million) by Zhongtai to Xi'an TCH and the full ownership of the Project will be officially transferred to Zhongtai after it completes all payments pursuant to the Transfer Agreement. The Company recorded a $2.82 million loss from this transaction in 2016. In 2016, Xi'an TCH had received the first payment of $7.70 million and the second payment of $4.32 million. However, the Company received a repayment commitment letter from Zhongtai on February 23, 2018, in which Zhongtai committed to pay the remaining payment of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) no later than the end of July 2018; in July 2018, Zhongtai and the Company reached a further oral agreement to extend the repayment term of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) by another two to three months. In August 2018, the Company received $1,070,000 from Zhongtai; as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had receivable from Zhongtai for $11.88 million (with bad debt allowance of $3.56 million). Zhongtai provided an acknowledgement letter to the Company stating they expect to repay the remaining balance of $11.88 million by the end of October 2019, once they resume normal production.

Formation of Zhongxun

On March 24, 2014, Xi'an TCH incorporated a subsidiary, Zhongxun Energy Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Zhongxun") with registered capital of $5,695,502 (RMB 35,000,000), which must be contributed before October 1, 2028. Zhongxun is 100% owned by Xi'an TCH and will be mainly engaged in project investment, investment management, economic information consulting, and technical services. Zhongxun has not yet commenced operations as of the date of this report.

Formation of Yinghua

On February 11, 2015, the Company incorporated a subsidiary, Shanghai Yinghua Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. ("Yinghua") with registered capital of $30,000,000, to be paid within 10 years from the date the business license is issued. Yinghua is 100% owned by the Company and will be mainly engaged in financial leasing, purchase of financial leasing assets, disposal and repair of financial leasing assets, consulting and ensuring of financial leasing transactions, and related factoring business. Yinghua has not yet commenced operations as of the date of this report.

Formation of ShengYa Energy 

On July 1, 2016, Xi'an Zhonghong incorporated a subsidiary, Xi'an ShengYa Energy Co., Ltd. ("ShengYa Energy") with registered capital of $29.42 million (RMB 200,000,000), ShengYa Energy has not yet commenced operations nor has any capital contribution been made as of the date of this report.

Summary of Sales-Type Leases at March 31, 2019

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had the following sales-type leases: BMPG systems to Pucheng Phase I and II (15 and 11-year terms, respectively).

The consolidated interim financial information as of March 31, 2019 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures which are normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") were not included. The interim consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and the notes thereto, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, previously filed with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company's consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2019, results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, as applicable, were made. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

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Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements included herein were prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") were omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements ("CFS") include the accounts of CREG and its subsidiaries, Shanghai Yinghua Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. ("Yinghua") and Sifang Holdings; Sifang Holdings' wholly owned subsidiaries, Huahong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Huahong") and Shanghai TCH Energy Tech Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai TCH"); Shanghai TCH's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi'an TCH Energy Tech Co., Ltd. ("Xi'an TCH"); and Xi'an TCH's subsidiaries, 1) Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd ("Erdos TCH"), 100% owned by Xi'an TCH (See note 1), 2) Zhonghong, 90% owned by Xi'an TCH and 10% owned by Shanghai TCH, and 3) Zhongxun, 100% owned by Xi'an TCH. Substantially all the Company's revenues are derived from the operations of Shanghai TCH and its subsidiaries, which represent substantially all the Company's consolidated assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2019. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

In preparing these CFS in accordance with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheets as well as revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Sales-type Leasing and Related Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective transition approach by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. Results and disclosure requirements for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under Topic 842, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 840. The new standard establishes a right-of-use ("ROU") model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. 

The Company constructs and leases waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers. The Company typically transfers ownership of the waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers at the end of the lease. Prior to January 1, 2019, the investment in these projects was recorded as investment in sales-type leases in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 840, "Leases," and its various amendments and interpretations.

The Company finances construction of waste energy recycling power generating projects. The sales and cost of sales are recognized at the inception of the lease. The investment in sales-type leases consists of the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable less unearned interest income and estimated executory cost. Minimum lease payments are part of the lease agreement between the Company (as the lessor) and the customer (as the lessee). The discount rate implicit in the lease is used to calculate the present value of minimum lease payments. The minimum lease payments consist of the gross lease payments net of executory costs and contingent rentals, if any. Unearned interest is amortized to income over the lease term to produce a constant periodic rate of return on net investment in the lease. While revenue is recognized at the inception of the lease, the cash flow from the sales-type lease occurs over the course of the lease, which results in interest income and reduction of receivables. Revenue is recognized net of sales tax. 

Contingent Rental Income

The Company records income from actual electricity usage in addition to minimum lease payments of each project as contingent rental income in the period contingent rental income is earned. Contingent rent is not part of minimum lease payments.   

Cash and Equivalents

Cash and equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments.

Accounts Receivable

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had gross accounts receivable of $52,959,990; of which, $36.69 million was for transferring the ownership of Huayu and Shenqiu Phase I and II systems to Mr. Bai but waiting for completion of transfer Mr. Bai's all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF; $11.88 million was from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and $4.39 million accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for the electricity sold. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had accounts receivable of $15,252,162 (from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for electricity sold). As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company had bad debt allowance of $3,564,268 and $3,496,911 for Zhongtai due to not making the payments as scheduled.

Interest Receivable on Sales Type Leases

As of March 31, 2019, the interest receivable on sales type leases was $5,434,301, mainly from recognized but not yet collected interest income for the Pucheng systems. As of December 31, 2018, the interest receivable on sales type leases was $9,336,140, mainly from recognized but not yet collected interest income for the Pucheng and Shengqiu systems. As of April 1, 2018, the Company stopped accruing interest receivable on the Pucheng lease as the Pucheng lease was at least one year overdue in its payments.

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on receivables. Management reviews the composition of receivables and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had bad debt allowance for net investment receivable of $22,534,192 for the Pucheng systems. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had bad debt allowance for net investment receivable of $29,276,658 ($7,274,872 for the Shenqiu systems and $22,001,786 for the Pucheng systems) due to lessees' tight working capital and continuous delay in making the payment.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained within China. Balances at financial institutions within China are not covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

Certain other financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of accounts and other receivables. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its customers' financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

The operations of the Company are in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated lives as follows:

Building	20 years
Vehicles	2 - 5 years
Office and Other Equipment	2 - 5 years
Software	2 - 3 years

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360, "Property, Plant, and Equipment," the Company reviews its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the total expected undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. The Company recorded nil asset impairment loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company recorded asset impairment loss of $28,429,789 for three projects for the year ended December 31, 2018, as described below.

On January 4, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement for Xi'an Zhonghong to transfer the Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million), which transfer price was considered as the fair value ("FV") of the project. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Huayu project, and recorded asset impairment loss of $6,528,120 for the project for the year ended December 31, 2018.

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, the HYREF, Guohua Ku, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement for Xi'an Zhonghong to transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of a loan for RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. The transfer price was considered the FV of the system. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Chengli system, and recorded asset impairment loss of $8,124,968 for the system for the year ended December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018 and as of this report date, the progress of the Xuzhou Tian'an project is slow due to strict environmental protection policies, and management intends to transfer the project. The Company anticipated the transfer price to be around RMB 172,250,000.00 ($25.58 million), and believed it to be the fair market value of the project. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Xian'an project, and recorded asset impairment loss of $13,512,592 for the project for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Notes Payable – Banker's Acceptances

The Company endorses banker's acceptances that are issued from a bank to vendors as payment for its obligations. Most of the banker's acceptances have maturity dates of less than six months following their issuance.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists primarily of the direct material of the power generating system and expenses incurred directly for project construction for sales-type leasing and sales tax and additions for contingent rental income. 

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates, applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company follows ASC Topic 740, which prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods, and income tax disclosures.

Under the provisions of ASC Topic 740, when tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

CREG is subject to U.S. corporate income taxes on its taxable income at a rate of up to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income of up to 35% for prior tax years. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") was signed into law. The Tax Act introduced a broad range of tax reform measures that significantly changed the federal income tax laws. The provisions of the Tax Act that may have significant impact on the Company, including the permanent reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax years including or commencing on January 1, 2018, one-time transition tax on post-1986 foreign unremitted earnings, provision for Global Intangible Low Tax Income ("GILTI"), deduction for Foreign Derived Intangible Income ("FDII"), repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax, limitation of various business deductions, and modification of the maximum deduction of net operating loss with no carryback but indefinite carryforward provision. Many provisions in the Tax Act are generally effective in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years, or in a single lump-sum payment. 

To the extent that portions of its U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or GILTI, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Company may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. Any remaining liabilities are accrued in the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive income and estimated tax payments are made when required by U.S. law.

The Act also created new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings such as global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") under IRC Section 951A, which is effective for the Company for tax years beginning after January 1, 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company has calculated its best estimate of the impact of the GILTI in its income tax provision in accordance with its understanding of the Act and guidance available as of the date of this filing.

Noncontrolling Interests

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 810, "Consolidation," which established new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling interests ("NCIs") in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs (previously referred to as minority interests) be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability (as was previously the case), that increases and decreases in the parent's ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially-owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to NCIs even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance.  

The net income (loss) attributed to NCIs was separately designated in the accompanying statements of income and comprehensive income (loss). Losses attributable to NCIs in a subsidiary may exceed an NCI's interests in the subsidiary's equity. The excess attributable to NCIs is attributed to those interests. NCIs shall continue to be attributed their share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit NCI balance.

Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 230, "Statement of Cash Flows," cash flows from the Company's operations are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

For certain of the Company's financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debts, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. Receivables on sales-type leases are based on interest rates implicit in the lease.

FASB ASC Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures," requires disclosure of the FV of financial instruments held by the Company. FASB ASC Topic 825, "Financial Instruments," defines FV, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of FV measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for FV measures. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their FV because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

● Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

● Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

● Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to FV measurement.

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity," and ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging."

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any long-term debt obligations; and the Company did not identify any assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at FV.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 "Compensation—Stock Compensation," and FASB ASC Topic 505, "Equity." The Company recognizes in its statement of operations FV at the grant date for stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees.  

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

The Company presents net income (loss) per share ("EPS") in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, "Earning Per Share." Accordingly, basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding as well as common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method for stock options and warrants and the if-converted method for convertible notes. The Company made an accounting policy election to use the if-converted method for convertible securities that are eligible to receive common stock dividends, if declared. Diluted EPS reflect the potential dilution that could occur based on the exercise of stock options or warrants or conversion of convertible securities using the if-converted method.

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Net loss	$	(1,942,294	)	$	(114,237	)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		12,065,716			8,310,198
Effect of dilutive securities:
Warrants granted		-			-
Options granted		-			-
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		12,065,716			8,310,198
Loss per share – basic	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)
Loss per share – diluted *	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)

* The basic and diluted loss per share are the same due to antidilutive options and warrants resulting from the Company's net loss.

Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company's functional currency is the Renminbi ("RMB"). For financial reporting purposes, RMB were translated into United States Dollars ("USD" or "$") as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders' equity as "Accumulated other comprehensive income." Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in income. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.    

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 220, "Comprehensive Income." Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders' equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders.

Segment Reporting

FASB ASC Topic 280, "Segment Reporting," requires use of the "management approach" model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company's management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company. FASB ASC Topic 280 has no effect on the Company's CFS as substantially all of the Company's operations are conducted in one industry segment. All of the Company's assets are located in the PRC.

Reclassification

Certain prior period balance sheet accounts have been reclassified for the purpose of consistency with the current year's presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new standard establishes a right-of-use ("ROU") model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted this ASU on CFS on January 1, 2019 and concluded the adoption of this new AUS did not have a material impact to the Company's CFS.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application will be permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its CFS and related disclosures.   

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its FV, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The guidance should be adopted on a prospective basis for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its CFS.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, "Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting," which expands the scope of ASC 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. An entity should apply the requirements of ASC 718 to non-employee awards except for specific guidance on inputs to an option pricing model and the attribution of cost. The amendments specify that ASC 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor's own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The new guidance is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 (i.e., January 1, 2020, for calendar year entities). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effects of the adoption of this guidance and currently believes that it will impact the accounting of the share-based awards granted to non-employees.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future CFS. 

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Notes Receivables - Bank Acceptance

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Receivables [Abstract]

NOTES RECEIVABLES - BANK ACCEPTANCE

3. NOTES RECEIVABLES – BANK ACCEPTANCE

From time to time, the Company has some notes receivables, representing the commercial notes (also called bank acceptances) that were issued by customers to Erdos TCH and were honored by the applicable bank. Erdos TCH may hold a bank acceptance until the maturity for the full payment, have the bank acceptance cashed out from the bank at a discount at an earlier date, or transfer the bank acceptance to its vendors in lieu of payment. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding notes receivable on-hand of $0.

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Investment in Sales-Type Leases, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Investments [Abstract]

INVESTMENT IN SALES-TYPE LEASES, NET

4. INVESTMENT IN SALES-TYPE LEASES, NET

Under sales-type leases, Xi'an TCH leases the following systems: (i) BMPG systems to Pucheng Phase I and II (15 and 11 year terms, respectively); (ii) BMPG systems to Shenqiu Phase I (11-year term); and (iii) BMPG systems to Shenqiu Phase II (9.5-year term). The components of the net investment in sales-type leases as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

	2019			2018
Total future minimum lease payments receivable	$	58,513,403		$	88,661,266
Less: executory cost		(3,753,690	)		(5,687,704	)
Less: unearned interest		(15,442,638	)		(19,398,707	)
Less: realized interest income but not yet received		(5,434,301	)		(9,336,141	)
Less: allowance for net investment receivable		(22,534,192	)		(29,276,658	)
Investment in sales-type leases, net		11,348,582			24,962,056
Current portion		-			-
Noncurrent portion	$	11,348,582		$	24,962,056

On February 15, 2019, Xi'an TCH transferred Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi'an Zhonghong to HYREF. As of March 31, 2019, the future minimum rentals to be received on non-cancelable sales-type leases by year are as follows:

2020	$	22,959,826
2021		6,772,110
2022		6,772,110
2023		6,772,110
2024		6,772,110
Thereafter		8,465,137
Total	$	58,513,403

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Prepaid Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

PREPAID EXPENSES

5. PREPAID EXPENSES

Prepaid expenses mainly consisted of prepayment for office rental, decorations and taxes. The Company had $33,019 and $32,395 prepaid taxes as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. 

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Other Receivables

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Receivables [Abstract]

OTHER RECEIVABLES

6. OTHER RECEIVABLES

As of March 31, 2019, other receivables mainly consisted of (i) advance to third parties of $7,426, bearing no interest, payable upon demand, and tax and maintenance cost receivable of $1,037,626 for Xi'an TCH. As of December 31, 2018, other receivables mainly consisted of (i) advances to third parties of $7,285, bearing no interest, payable upon demand, and tax and maintenance cost receivable of $1,528,368 for Xi'an TCH.

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Long Term Investment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Long-term Investments [Abstract]

LONG TERM INVESTMENT

7. LONG TERM INVESTMENT

On June 25, 2013, Xi'an TCH with HongyuanHuifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd ("HongyuanHuifu") jointly established Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. (the "Fund Management Company") with registered capital of RMB 10 million ($1.6 million), to manage a fund that will be used for financing CDQ WHPG projects. Xi'an TCH made an initial capital contribution of RMB 4 million ($0.65 million) and has a 40% ownership interest in the Fund Management Company. Voting rights and dividend rights are allocated between HongyuanHuifu and Xi'an TCH at 80% and 20%, respectively. The Company accounted for this investment using the equity method. The Company recorded $0 and $(4,144) equity-based investment income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

On July 18, 2013, the HYREF Fund was established as a limited liability partnership in Beijing. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the HYREF Fund had a general partner, the Fund Management Company, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 5 million ($0.83 million) to the HYREF Fund. The HYREF Fund has three limited partners: (1) China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 280 million ($46.67 million) and is a preferred limited partner, (2) HongyuanHuifu, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 100 million ($16.67 million) and is an ordinary limited partner and (3) the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xian TCH, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 75 million ($10.81 million) and is a secondary limited partner. The term of the HYREF Fund's partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, July 18, 2013. The current term for (x) the preferred limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution and (y) the ordinary limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution. Unless otherwise approved by the general partner (the Fund Management Company), upon the expiration of their respective terms, each partner shall exit from the partnership automatically. The total size of the HYREF Fund is RMB 460 million ($77 million), and the purpose of the HYREF Fund is to invest in Zhonghong for constructing 3 new CDQ WHPG projects. Xi'an TCH owns 16.3% of the HYREF Fund. The Company accounted for this investment using the cost method. The Company netted off the investment of RMB 75 million ($10.81 million) by Xi'an TCH with the entrusted loan payable of the HYREF Fund.

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu, pursuant to which Xi'an TCH agreed to transfer its 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867 ($0.53 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company had approximately $47,500 loss from the sale of a 40% equity interest in Fund Management Company.

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Construction in Progress and Property And Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Receivables, Long-term Contracts or Programs [Abstract]

CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

8. CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS AND PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Construction in progress was for constructing power generation systems. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company's construction in progress included:

	2019			2018
Xuzhou Huayu	$	-		$	23,778,899
Xuzhou Tian'an		39,120,260			38,380,969
Less: assets impairment allowance		(13,539,210	)		(19,577,691	)
Total	$	25,581,050		$	42,582,177

As of December 31, 2018, the Company was committed to pay an additional $11.66 million for the Xuzhou Huayu project; however, on February 15, 2019, Zhonghong transferred the Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi'an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project (see Note 12).

As of March 31, 2019, the Company was committed to pay an additional $4.12 million for the Xuzhou Tian'an project.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had net property and equipment (after impairment provision recorded in 2018) of approximately $28 million, which was for the Chengli project.

The Chengli project finished construction, and was transferred to the Company's fixed assets at a cost of $35.24 million (without impairment provision) and ready to be put into operation as of December 31, 2018; the owner of the Chengli Project changed from Chengli to Shandong Boxing Shengli Technology Company Ltd. ("Shengli") in 2018. On January 22, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong completed the transfer of Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF (see Note 12). However, because the loan was not deemed repaid (See Note 12 for explanation), the Company kept recording the Chengli project in its books as fixed assets for accounting purposes as of March 31, 2019.

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Taxes Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Taxes Payable [Abstract]

TAXES PAYABLE

9. TAXES PAYABLE

Taxes payable consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	2019		2018
Income – current	$	1,867,729	$	1,718,051
VAT		2,832,459		1,666,695
Other		446,187		251,813
Total – current		5,146,375		3,636,559
Income – noncurrent	$	6,390,525	$	6,390,625

Income tax payable was approximately $8.26 million at March 31, 2019, including $1.87 million current and $6.39 million noncurrent was from recording the estimated one-time transition tax on post-1986 foreign unremitted earnings under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act signed on December 22, 2017. An election is available for the U.S. shareholders of a foreign company to pay the tax liability in installments over a period of eight years with 8% of net tax liability in the first five years, 15% in the sixth year, 20% in the seventh year, and 25% in the eighth year. The Company made such election.

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Accrued Liabilities and Other Payables

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLES

10. ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER PAYABLES

Accrued liabilities and other payables consisted of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	2019		2018
Employee training, labor union expenditure and social insurance payable	$	859,112	$	844,997
Consulting, auditing, and legal expenses		33,941		488,052
Accrued payroll and welfare		270,396		261,152
Other		13,843		23,796
Total	$	1,177,292	$	1,617,997

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Deferred Tax Liability, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Deferred Tax Liability, Net [Abstract]

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY, NET

11. DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY, NET

Deferred tax assets resulted from asset impairment loss which was temporarily non-tax deductible for tax purposes but expensed in accordance with US GAAP, interest income in sales-type leases which was recognized as income for tax purposes but not for book purpose as it did not meet revenue recognition in accordance with US GAAP, accrued employee social insurance that can be deducted for tax purposes in the future, and the difference between tax and accounting basis of cost of fixed assets which was capitalized for tax purposes and expensed as part of cost of systems in accordance with US GAAP. Deferred tax liability arose from the difference between tax and accounting basis of net investment in sales-type leases.

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, deferred tax liability consisted of the following:

	2019			2018
Deferred tax asset — current (accrual of employee social insurance)	$	190,376		$	186,779
Deferred tax liability — current (net investment in sales-type leases)		(789,887	)		(1,639,057	)
Deferred tax liability — current, net of current deferred tax asset	$	(599,511	)	$	(1,452,278	)
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (depreciation of fixed assets)	$	3,509,234		$	6,176,064
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (asset impairment loss)		6,524,615			15,003,497
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (capitalized interest on CIP)		-			2,531,120
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (interest income in sales-type leases)		884,020			658,307
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (US NOL)		3,067,507			3,114,083
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (PRC NOL)		8,972,515			1,617,861
Less: valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(16,785,603	)		(21,353,059	)
Deferred tax assets — noncurrent, net		6,172,288			7,747,873
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent (net investment in sales-type leases)		(6,136,086	)		(9,335,941	)
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent, net of noncurrent deferred tax assets	$	36,202		$	(1,588,068	)
Total Deferred tax liability, noncurrent per ASU 2015-17	$	(563,309	)	$	(3,040,346	)

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Loans Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

LOANS PAYABLE

12. LOANS PAYABLE

Entrusted Loan Payable (HYREF Loan)

The HYREF (Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Center, LLP) established in July 2013 with a total fund size of RMB 460 million ($77 million) invests in Xi'an Zhonghong for Zhonghong's three new CDQ WHPG projects. The HYREF Fund invested RMB 3 million ($0.5 million) as an equity investment and RMB 457 million ($74.5 million) as a debt investment in Xi'an Zhonghong; in return for such investments, the HYREF Fund will receive interest from Zhonghong for the HYREF Fund's debt investment. The RMB 457 million ($74.5 million) was released to Zhonghong through an entrusted bank, which is also the supervising bank for the use of the loan. The loan was deposited in a bank account at the Supervising Bank (the Industrial Bank Xi'an Branch) and is jointly supervised by Zhonghong and the Fund Management Company. Project spending shall be verified by the Fund Management Company to confirm that it is in accordance with the project schedule before the funds are released. All the operating accounts of Zhonghong have been opened with the branches of the Supervising Bank, and the Supervising Bank has the right to monitor all bank accounts opened by Zhonghong. The entrusted bank will charge 0.1% of the loan amount as a service fee and will not take any lending risk. The loan was collateralized by the accounts receivable and the fixed assets of Shenqiu Phase I and II power generation systems; the accounts receivable and fixed assets of Zhonghong's three CDQ WHPG systems; and a 27 million RMB capital contribution made by Xi'an TCH in Zhonghong. Repayment of the loan (principal and interest) was also jointly and severally guaranteed by Xi'an TCH and the Chairman and CEO of the Company. In the fourth quarter of 2015, three power stations of Erdos TCH were pledged to Industrial Bank as an additional guarantee for the loan to Zhonghong's three CDQ WHPG systems. In 2016, two additional power stations of Erdos TCH and Pucheng Phase I and II systems were pledged to Industrial Bank as an additional guarantee along with Xi'an TCH's equity in Zhonghong. 

The loan agreement provides that Zhonghong shall also maintain a certain capital level in its account with the Supervising Bank to make sure it has sufficient funds to make interest payments when they are due:

● During the first three years from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 7.14 million ($1.19 million) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 14.28 million ($2.38 million) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter;

● During the fourth year from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 1.92 million ($0.32 million) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 3.85 million ($0.64 million) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter; and

● During the fifth year from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 96,300 ($16,050) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 192,500 ($32,080) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter.

The term of this loan is for 60 months from July 31, 2013 to July 30, 2018. On August 6, 2016, Zhonghong was required to repay principal of RMB 280 million ($42.22 million); on August 6, 2017, Zhonghong was initially supposed to repay principal of RMB 100 million ($16.27 million) and on July 30, 2018, Zhonghong was initially supposed to repay the remainder of RMB 77 million ($12.52 million). The interest rate is 12.5%. During the term, Zhonghong shall maintain a minimal funding level and capital level in its designated account with the Supervising Bank to make sure it has sufficient funds to make principal payments when they are due. Notwithstanding the requirements, the HYREF Fund and Supervising Bank verbally notified Zhonghong from the beginning that it was unlikely that they would enforce these requirements for the purpose of the efficient utilization of working capital. As of December 31, 2018, the entrusted loan payable had an outstanding balance of $59.29 million, of which, $10.92 million was from the investment of Xi'an TCH; accordingly, the Company netted the loan payable of $10.92 million with the long-term investment to the HYREF Fund made by Xi'an TCH. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $5.19 million on this loan and $2.43 million penalty interest on past due loan, and capitalized $2.38 million interest to construction in progress. The Company had paid RMB 50 million ($7.54 million) of the RMB 280 million ($42.22 million), and on August 5, 2016, the Company entered into a supplemental agreement with the lender to extend the due date of the remaining RMB 230 million ($34.68 million) of the original RMB 280 million ($45.54 million) to August 6, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company negotiated with the lender again to further extend the remaining loan balance of RMB 230 million ($34.68 million), RMB 100 million ($16.27 million), and RMB 77 million ($12.52 million) (which included investment from Xi'an TCH of RMB 75 million and was netted off with the entrusted loan payable of the HYREF Fund in the balance sheet). The lender has tentatively agreed to extend the remaining loan balance until August 2019 with an adjusted annual interest rate of 9%, subject to the final approval from its headquarters. The headquarters did not approve the extension proposal with an adjusted annual interest rate of 9%; however, on December 29, 2018 the Company worked out with the lender an alternative repayment proposal as described below. As of March31, 2019, the interest payable for this loan was $19.71 million.

As of March 31, 2019, the future minimum repayment of all the loans including the entrusted loan to be made annually is as follows:

2019	$	49,305,710
Total	$	49,305,710

Repayment of HYREF loan

1. Transfer of Chengli project as partial repayment

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, the HYREF, Guohua Ku, and Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement, pursuant to which Xi'an Zhonghong will transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, Guohua Ku and Chonggong Bai also agreed to buy back the Chengli CDQ WHPG Station when conditions under the Buy Back Agreement are met.

On January 22, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong, completed the transfer of Chengli CDQ WHPG station to HYREF as the repayment of a loan for RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) owed to HYREF. Xi'an TCH is a secondary limited partner of HYREF. The consideration of the CDQ WHPG station is determined by the parties based upon the appraisal report issued by Zhonglian Assets Appraisal Group (Shaanxi) Co., Ltd. as of August 15, 2018.

2. Buy Back Agreement

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an TCH, Xi'an Zhonghong, HYREF, Guohua Ku, Chonggong Bai and Xi'an Hanneng Enterprises Management Consulting Co. Ltd. ("Xi'an Hanneng") entered into a Buy Back Agreement.

Pursuant to the Buy Back Agreement, Xi'an TCH, Xi'an Zhonghong, Guohua Ku and Chonggong Bai (the "Buyers") jointly and severally agreed to buy back all outstanding capital equity of Xi'an Hanneng which was transferred to HYREF by Chonggong Bai (see 5 below), and a CDQ WHPG station in Boxing County which was transferred to HYREF by Xi'an Zhonghong. The buy-back price for the Xi'an Hanneng's equity will be the higher of (i) the market price of the equity shares at the time of buy-back; or (ii) the original transfer price of the equity shares plus bank interest. HYREF may request that the Buyers buy back the equity shares of Xi'an Hanneng and/or the CDQ WHPG station if one of the following conditions is met: (i) HYREF holds the equity shares of Xi'an Hanneng until December 31, 2021; (ii) Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd., is delisted from The National Equities Exchange And Quotations Co., Ltd., a Chinese over-the-counter trading system (the "NEEQ"); (iii) Xi'an Huaxin New Energy, or any of the Buyers or its affiliates has a credit problem, including not being able to issue an auditor report or standard auditor report or any control person or executive of the Buyers is involved in crimes and is under prosecution or has other material credit problems, to HYREF's reasonable belief; (iv) if Xi'an Zhonghong fails to timely make repayment on principal or interest of the loan agreement, its supplemental agreement or extension agreement; (v) the Buyers or any party to the Debt Repayment Agreement materially breaches the Debt Repayment Agreement or its related transaction documents, including but not limited to the Share Transfer Agreement, the Pledged Assets Transfer Agreement, the Entrusted Loan Agreement and their guarantee agreements and supplemental agreements. 

3. Xi'an TCH transferred 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for partial payment of financial advisory fee

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu Venture Capital Co. Ltd ("Hongyuan Huifu"), pursuant to which Xi'an TCH transferred its 40% ownership in Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Beijing Co., Ltd. (the "Fund Management Company") to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867 ($504,000) (the "Fund Management Company Transfer Price"). On January 22, 2019, Xi'an TCH completed the 40% ownership transfer transaction.

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an TCH, Hongyuan Huifu and Fund Management Company entered into a supplemental agreement to the Share Transfer Agreement. Xi'an TCH owes the Fund Management Company RMB 18,306,667 ($2,672,000) in financial advisory fees, and the parties agreed that the Fund Management Company Transfer Price could be used to off-set the outstanding financial advisory fees. Upon the completion of this transaction, the Fund Management Company will owe RMB 3,453,867 to Hongyuan Huifu, and Xi'an TCH will owe RMB 14,852,800 ($2,168,000) to the Fund Management Company.

4. HYREF Fund transferred 10% ownership in Xi'an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH

On December 29, 2018, Shanghai TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with HYREF, pursuant to which HYREF agreed to transfer its 10% ownership in Xi'an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH for consideration of RMB 3 million ($437,956). On January 22, 2019, Hongyuan Huifu completed the transfer of its 10% ownership in Xi'an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH.

5. Transfer of Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I & II project to Mr. Bai for partial repayment of HYREF loan

On January 4, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai, a resident of China, entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement, pursuant to which Xi'an Zhonghong will transfer a CDQ WHPG station (under construction) located in Xuzhou City for Xuzhou Huayu Coking Co., Ltd. ("Xuzhou Huayu Project") to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million) and Xi'an TCH will transfer two Biomass Power Generation Projects in Shenqiu ("Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects") to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng Enterprises Management Consulting Co. Ltd. ("Xi'an Hanneng") to the HYREF as repayment for the RMB 247,066,000 ($36.07 million) loan made by Xi'an Zhonghong to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects.

On February 15, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong completed the transfer of Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Chonggong Bai for RMB 120,000,000 (US$17.52 million) and Xi'an TCH completed the transfer of Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng to HYREF as repayment by Xi'an Zhonghong for the RMB 247,066,000 ($36.07 million) loan to HYREF as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects. 

As of March 31, 2019, Mr. Chonggong Bai is in the process of transferring all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan; Xi'an Hanneng is a holding company and was supposed to own 47,150,000 shares of Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd. ("Huaxin"), so that HYREF will indirectly receive and own such shares of Xi'an Huaxin as the repayment for the loan of Zhonghong. As of March 31, 2019, Xi'an Hanneng already owns 29,948,000 shares of Huaxin, and is in the process of obtaining the remaining 17,202,000 shares; however, Huaxin stock is halted trading by NEEQ until its 2018 annual report is filed, the Company is currently working with all the relevant parties to enter a supplemental agreement to extend the due date of equity share transfer of Xi'an Hanneng to July 31, 2019 when Xi'an Hanneng obtained the remaining 17,202,000 shares of Huaxin. Since the debt settlement agreement is not fully implemented, the loan was deemed unrepaid at March 31, 2019.

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Refundable Deposits from Customers for Systems Leasing

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS FROM CUSTOMERS FOR SYSTEMS LEASING

13. REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS FROM CUSTOMERS FOR SYSTEMS LEASING

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the balance of refundable deposits from customers for systems leasing was $564,342 (for Pucheng systems) and $1,034,503 (for Pucheng and Shengqiu systems), respectively.

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Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company had $41,159 and $41,168, respectively, in advances from the Company's management, which bear no interest, are unsecured, and are payable upon demand.  

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Note Payables, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE PAYABLES, NET

15. NOTE PAYABLES, NET

Convertible Note in July 2018

On July 11, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a Purchaser, pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the Purchaser a Convertible Promissory Note of $1,070,000. The Purchaser purchased the Note with an original issue discount ("OID") of $50,000, and the Company paid to the Purchaser $20,000 for fees and costs incurred by Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the Purchase Agreement.

The Note bears interest at 8%. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on July 11, 2020, subject to a potential one-year extension during which interest would not accrue. The Company's obligations under the Note may be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would pay 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Note and being prepaid. Amounts outstanding under the Note may be converted at any time, at the Lender's option, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments. During the term of the Note, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, enter into or effect certain fundamental business transactions. The Purchaser has the option to redeem the Note at any time after the six month anniversary of the date when the purchase price is delivered to the Company ("Purchase Price Date") in the amounts of up to 50% of the amount outstanding during the nine month period after Purchase Price Date or any percentage of the amount outstanding under the Note at any time after the nine month anniversary of Purchase Price Date, with such redemption amounts paid in cash or shares of the Company's common stock, or a combination thereof, at the Company's election.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company amortized OID of $38,151 and loan issuing cost of $15,260, and recorded $10,446 interest expense for this convertible note. From January 16, 2019 through March 6, 2019, the investors converted the convertible note with principal of $1,070,000 and accrued interest of $51,018 into 1,851,946 common shares at conversion price range from $0.86 to $1.42, the Company recorded $893,958 loss on note conversion.

Convertible Notes / Promissory Notes in January 2019

On January 31, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Iliad Research and Trading, L.P., a Utah limited partnership (the "Purchaser"), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the Purchaser a Convertible Promissory Note of $1,050,000. The Purchaser purchased the Note with an original issue discount of $50,000. The Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on January 30, 2021, subject to a potential one-year extension period during which interest would not accrue. The Company's obligations under the Note may be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would pay 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Note and being prepaid. Amounts outstanding under the Note may be converted at any time, at the Lender's option, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

On February 27, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Iliad Research and Trading, L.P., a Utah limited partnership (the "Purchaser"), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to the Purchaser a Convertible Promissory Note of $1,050,000. The Purchaser purchased the Note with an original issue discount of $50,000. The Note bears interest at 8% per annum. All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on February 26, 2021, subject to a potential one-year extension period during which interest would not accrue. The Company's obligations under the Note may be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would pay 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Note and being prepaid. Amounts outstanding under the Note may be converted at any time, at the Lender's option, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $3.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments.

Pursuant to an Exchange Agreement dated April 14, 2019 (the "Exchange Agreement"), the Company and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. agreed to exchange the above two notes (the "Original Notes") with two new promissory notes (the "Exchange Notes"). All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Exchange Notes will become due and payable on January 31, 2021 and February 27, 2021, respectively. The Exchange Notes bore interest at the rate of 8% per annum and did not grant conversion options to the Purchaser. The Company's obligations under the Exchange Notes could be prepaid at any time, provided that in such circumstance the Company would have paid 125% of any amounts outstanding under the Exchange Notes. Beginning on the date that is six (6) months from the issue date of the respective Original Notes (the "Issue Dates") and at any time thereafter until the Exchange Notes are paid in full, Purchaser shall have the right to redeem up to $750,000 of the outstanding balance during months six to eight following the respective Issue Date and any amount thereafter.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company amortized OID of $6,250 and recorded $20,942 interest expense for these two notes.

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Shares Issued for Equity Financing

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Shares Issued For Equity Financing [Abstract]

SHARES ISSUED FOR EQUITY FINANCING

16. SHARES ISSUED FOR EQUITY FINANCING

Private Placement in October 2018

On October 29, 2018, China Recycling Energy Corporation entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain purchasers (the "Purchasers"), pursuant to which the Company will offer to the Purchasers, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 1,985,082 shares of the Company's common stock.  The Shares will be sold to the Purchasers at $1.375 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $2.75 million, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. 

In a concurrent private placement, the Company is also issuing to the each of the Purchasers a warrant ("Investor Warrants") to purchase one (1) share of the Company's Common Stock for each Share purchased under the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant, by and between the Company and each Purchaser, for a purchase price of $0.125 per Warrant and gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $250,000, before deducting fees to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.  The Warrants will be exercisable on the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $1.3725 per share and will expire on the five and a half year anniversary of the date of issuance.

H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC is acting as the Company's exclusive placement agent in connection with the offerings under the Purchase Agreement and will receive a fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offerings, up to $75,000 for certain expenses and warrants to purchase the Company's Common Stock in an amount equal to 7% of the Company's Shares sold to the Purchasers in the offerings, or 138,956 shares of Common Stock, on substantially the same terms as the Warrants, with an initial exercise price of $1.875 per share and expiration date of October 29, 2023 (the "Placement Agent Warrants").

The warrants issued in this private placement are classified as equity instruments. The Company accounted for the warrants issued in the private placement based on the fair value method under ASC Topic 505, and the FV of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model under the following assumptions: estimated life of 5.5 years for Investor Warrants and 5 years for Placement Agent Warrants, volatility of 98%, risk-free interest rate of 2.91% and dividend yield of 0%. The FV of the warrants issued to investors at grant date was $2,499,238, and the FV of the warrants issued to the placement agent at grant date was $161,027.

Following is a summary of the warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019:

	Number of Warrants		Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Granted		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.47
Exercised		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-
Expired		-		-		-
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.29
Exercisable at December 31, 2018		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.29
Outstanding at March 31, 2019		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.04
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.04

Private Placement in February 2019

On February 13, 2019, China Recycling Energy Corporation entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Great Essential Investment, Ltd. a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the "Purchaser"), pursuant to which the Company sold to the Purchaser in a private placement 1,600,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at $1.013 per share for $1,620,800. The Company shall file a registration statement for the registration of the Shares for their resale by the Purchaser within 100 days from the effective date of this Agreement. The Private Placement was completed pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Noncontrolling Interest

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

17. NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

On July 15, 2013, Xi'an TCH and HYREF Fund jointly established Xi'an Zhonghong New Energy Technology ("Zhonghong") with registered capital of RMB 30 million ($4.88 million), to manage new projects. Xi'an TCH paid RMB 27 million ($4.37 million) as its contribution of the registered capital to Zhonghong. Xi'an TCH owns 90% of Zhonghong while HYREF Fund owns 10% of Zhonghong as a non-controlling interest of Zhonghong.

In addition, the HYREF Fund was 16.3% owned by Xi'an TCH and 1.1% owned by the Fund Management Company, and the Fund Management Company was 40% owned by Xi'an TCH as described in Note 7, which resulted in an additional indirect ownership of Xi'an TCH in Zhonghong of 1.7%; accordingly, the ultimate non-controlling interest (HYREF Fund) in Zhonghong became 8.3%. During the years ended December 31, 2018, the Company had losses of $3,203,657 and $327,147 that were attributable to the noncontrolling interest, respectively.

On December 29, 2018, Shanghai TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with HYREF, pursuant to which HYREF transferred its 10% ownership in Xi'an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH for RMB 3 million ($445,534), and Shanghai TCH record the purchase price as long term payable as of March 31, 2019. On January 22, 2019, HYREF completed the transfer of its 10% ownership in Xi'an Zhonghong to Shanghai TCH. The Company did not record any gain or loss for this purchase as the controlling interest did not change.

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Income Tax

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAX

18. INCOME TAX

The Company's Chinese subsidiaries are governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC concerning privately-run enterprises, which are generally subject to tax at 25% on income reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. Under Chinese tax law, the tax treatment of finance and sales-type leases is similar to US GAAP. However, the local tax bureau continues to treat CREG sales-type leases as operating leases. Accordingly, the Company recorded deferred income taxes. 

The Company's subsidiaries generate all of their income from their PRC operations. All of the Company's Chinese subsidiaries' effective income tax rate for 2018 and 2017 was 25%. Yinghua, Shanghai TCH, Xi'an TCH, Huahong, Zhonghong and Erdos TCH file separate income tax returns.

There is no income tax for companies domiciled in the Cayman Islands. Accordingly, the Company's CFS do not present any income tax provisions related to Cayman Islands tax jurisdiction, where Sifang Holding is domiciled.  

The US parent company, China Recycling Energy Corporation, is taxed in the US and, as of March 31, 2019, had net operating loss ("NOL") carry forwards for income taxes of $14.61 million; for federal income tax purposes, the NOL arising in tax years beginning after 2017 may only reduce 80% of a taxpayer's taxable income, and may be carried forward indefinitely. The management believes the realization of benefits from these losses may be uncertain due to the US parent company's continuing operating losses. Accordingly, a 100% deferred tax asset valuation allowance was provided.

As of March 31, 2019, the Company's PRC subsidiaries had $35.89 million NOL that can be carried forward to offset future taxable income for five years from the year the loss is incurred. The NOL was mostly from Zhonghong, Zhonghong has not yet generated any sales yet; accordingly, the Company recorded a 100% deferred tax valuation allowance for PRC NOL.

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory rates to the Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively:

	2019			2018
U.S. statutory rates		(21.0	)%		21.0	%
Tax rate difference – current provision		(3.4	)%		7.4	%
Other		(0.7	)%		16.4	%
Reversal of temporary difference due to disposal of Shengqiu		(52.9	)%		-	%
Permanent differences		4.3	%		-	%
Utilization of NOL		(1.1	)%		-	%
Valuation allowance on PRC NOL		19.6	%		190.8	%
Valuation allowance on US NOL		-	%		17.7	%
Tax per financial statements		(55.2	)%		253.3	%

The provision for income taxes expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following:

	2019			2018
Income tax expense – current	$	139,743		$	457,995
Income tax expense (benefit) – deferred		(2,530,614	)		(118,450	)
Total income tax expense	$	(2,390,871	)	$	339,545

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Stock-Based Compensation Plan

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN

19. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN

Options to Employees

On June 19, 2015, the stockholders of the Company approved the China Recycling Energy Corporation Omnibus Equity Plan (the "Plan") at its annual meeting. The total shares of common stock authorized for issuance during the term of the Plan is 12,462,605 (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split). The Plan was effective immediately upon the adoption by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2015, subject to stockholder approval, and will terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) the 10th anniversary of the Plan's effective date, or (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as fully-vested shares. The stockholders approved the Plan at their annual meeting on June 19, 2015.

On April 27, 2017, the Board approved the grant to the Company's CFO of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $1.61 per share, with a term of 10 years. The option vested immediately upon the grant.

The FV of the stock option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model ("BSOPM"). The BSOPM has assumptions for risk free interest rates, dividends, stock volatility and expected life of an option grant. The risk-free interest rate is based upon market yields for United States Treasury debt securities at a maturity near the term remaining on the option. Dividend rates are based on the Company's dividend history. The stock volatility factor is based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock price. The expected life of an option grant is based on management's estimate as no options have been exercised in the Plan to date. The FV of the option granted to employees is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of the stock option award. The FV of the options was calculated using the following assumptions: estimated life of ten years, volatility of 124%, risk free interest rate of 2.30%, and dividend yield of 0%. The FV of the 5,000 stock options was $7,647 at the grant date. 

The Company recorded $0 and $0 compensation expense for stock options to employees during three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Options to Independent Directors

On March 31, 2015, the Board appointed Mr. Cangsang Huang as a member of the Company's Board of Directors to fill a vacancy. In connection with the appointment, the Board authorized the Company to provide Mr. Huang with (i) compensation of $2,000 per month and (ii) an option to purchase 40,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001, at an exercise price of $1.02 per share (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split effective May 25, 2016), which was equal to the closing price per share of the Company's Common Stock on March 31, 2015. Such options were only valid and exercisable upon stockholder approval. The options to Mr. Huang were not voted upon at the Company's annual stockholder's meeting on June 19, 2015 and were cancelled automatically. However, the Company's Plan adopted by the Board on April 24, 2015 for providing equity awards to employees, directors and consultants was approved at the annual stockholder's meeting; accordingly, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a grant of 40,000 options (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split) to Mr. Huang at an exercise price of $1.02 per share under the Plan, which vested immediately on the date of grant, which was on October 10, 2015. The options may be exercised within five years of the date of the grant. The FV of the options was calculated using the following assumptions, estimated life of five years, volatility of 82%, risk free interest rate of 1.37%, and dividend yield of 0%. The FV of the 40,000 stock options (prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split effective May 25, 2016) was $26,528 at the grant date.

The following table summarizes option activity with respect to employees and independent directors, and the number of options reflects the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split effective May 25, 2016:

	Number of Shares		Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		9,000	$	5.4		5.41
Exercisable at December 31, 2018		9,000	$	5.4		5.41
Granted		-		-		-
Exercised		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2019		9,000	$	5.4		5.16
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		9,000	$	5.4		5.16

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Statutory Reserves

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Statutory Reserves [Abstract]

STATUTORY RESERVES

20. STATUTORY RESERVES

Pursuant to the corporate law of the PRC effective January 1, 2006, the Company is only required to maintain one statutory reserve by appropriating from its after-tax profit before declaration or payment of dividends. The statutory reserve represents restricted retained earnings.

Surplus Reserve Fund

The Company's Chinese subsidiaries are required to transfer 10% of their net income, as determined under PRC accounting rules and regulations, to a statutory surplus reserve fund until such reserve balance reaches 50% of the Company's registered capital. 

The surplus reserve fund is non-distributable other than during liquidation and can be used to fund previous years' losses, if any, and may be utilized for business expansion or converted into share capital by issuing new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their shareholding or by increasing the par value of the shares currently held by them, provided that the remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.

The maximum statutory reserve amount has not been reached for any subsidiary. The table below discloses the statutory reserve amount in the currency type registered for each Chinese subsidiary as of March 31, 2019.

Name of Chinese  Subsidiaries	Registered Capital		Maximum Statutory  Reserve Amount		Statutory reserve at  March 31, 2019
Shanghai TCH	$	29,800,000	$	14,900,000	¥ 6,564,303 ($1,003,859)
Xi'an TCH	¥	202,000,000	¥	101,000,000	¥ 70,799,309 ($10,820,344)
Erdos TCH	¥	120,000,000	¥	60,000,000	¥ 19,035,814 ($2,914,869)
Xi'an Zhonghong	¥	30,000,000	¥	15,000,000	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit
Shaanxi Huahong	$	2,500,300	$	1,250,150	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit
Zhongxun	¥	35,000,000	¥	17,500,000	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit

Common Welfare Fund

The common welfare fund is a voluntary fund to which the Company can transfer 5% to 10% of its net income. This fund can only be utilized on capital items for the collective benefit of the Company's employees, such as construction of dormitories, cafeteria facilities, and other staff welfare facilities. This fund is non-distributable other than upon liquidation. The Company does not participate in this fund.

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Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Contingencies [Abstract]

CONTINGENCIES

21. CONTINGENCIES

China maintains a "closed" capital account, meaning companies, banks, and individuals cannot move money in or out of the country except in accordance with strict rules. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) and State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) regulate the flow of foreign exchange in and out of the country. For inward or outward foreign currency transactions, the Company needs to make a timely declaration to the bank with sufficient supporting documents to declare the nature of the business transaction.  The Company's sales, purchases and expense transactions are denominated in RMB and all of the Company's assets and liabilities are also denominated in RMB. The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currencies under the current law. Remittances in currencies other than RMB may require certain supporting documentation in order to make the remittance.

The Company's operations in the PRC are subject to specific considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company's results may be adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

The Company sells electricity to its customers and receives commercial notes (bank acceptance) from them in lieu of payments for accounts receivable. The Company discounts the commercial notes with the bank or endorses the commercial notes to vendors for payment of their own obligations or to get cash from third parties. Most of the commercial notes have a maturity of less than six (6) months.

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Commitments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS

22. COMMITMENTS

Lease Commitment

On November 20, 2017, Xi'an TCH entered into a lease for its office with a term from December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2020. The monthly rent is RMB 36,536 ($5,600) with quarterly payment in advance.

On August 2, 2018, the Company entered into a lease for its office use in Beijing with a term from August 4, 2018 through August 3, 2020. The monthly rent is RMB 22,000 ($3,205) with quarterly payment in advance.

At March 31, 2019, the future annual rental payment is as follows:

March 31, 2020	$	106,330
March 31, 2021		58,159

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the rental expense of the Company was $26,582 and $16,800, respectively. 

Construction Commitment

Refer to Note 1 for additional details related to lease commitments with Xuzhou Tian'an, Note 8 for commitments on construction in progress.

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

Registered Direct Offering in April 2019

On April 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with certain purchasers (the "Purchasers"), pursuant to which the Company will offer to the Purchasers, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 2,359,272 shares of common stock.  The Shares will be sold to the Purchasers at a negotiated purchase price of $0.80 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $1,887,417, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.

In a concurrent private placement, the Company is also issuing to the each of the Purchasers a warrant to purchase 0.75 of a share of the Company's Common Stock for each share purchased under the Purchase Agreement, or 1,769,454 warrants in the aggregate. The Warrants will be exercisable beginning on the six month anniversary of the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $0.9365 per share and will expire on the five and one-half year anniversary of the date of issuance. 

H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC is acting as the Company's exclusive placement agent in connection with the offerings under the Purchase Agreement and will receive an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offerings, an aggregate of up to $75,000 for certain expenses, $10,000 for clearing expenses and warrants to purchase our Common Stock in an amount equal to 7% of our Shares sold to the Purchasers in the offerings, or 165,149 shares of Common Stock , on substantially the same terms as the Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants shall have an initial exercise price of $1.00 per share, shall be exercisable commencing on the later of (i) six months of the issuance date or (ii) the date on which the Company increases the number of its authorized shares, and shall expire on April 15, 2024.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements included herein were prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") were omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

Basis of Consolidation

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements ("CFS") include the accounts of CREG and its subsidiaries, Shanghai Yinghua Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. ("Yinghua") and Sifang Holdings; Sifang Holdings' wholly owned subsidiaries, Huahong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Huahong") and Shanghai TCH Energy Tech Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai TCH"); Shanghai TCH's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi'an TCH Energy Tech Co., Ltd. ("Xi'an TCH"); and Xi'an TCH's subsidiaries, 1) Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd ("Erdos TCH"), 100% owned by Xi'an TCH (See note 1), 2) Zhonghong, 90% owned by Xi'an TCH and 10% owned by Shanghai TCH, and 3) Zhongxun, 100% owned by Xi'an TCH. Substantially all the Company's revenues are derived from the operations of Shanghai TCH and its subsidiaries, which represent substantially all the Company's consolidated assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2019. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

In preparing these CFS in accordance with US GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheets as well as revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Sales-type Leasing and Related Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective transition approach by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. Results and disclosure requirements for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under Topic 842, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 840. The new standard establishes a right-of-use ("ROU") model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. 

The Company constructs and leases waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers. The Company typically transfers ownership of the waste energy recycling power generating projects to its customers at the end of the lease. Prior to January 1, 2019, the investment in these projects was recorded as investment in sales-type leases in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 840, "Leases," and its various amendments and interpretations.

The Company finances construction of waste energy recycling power generating projects. The sales and cost of sales are recognized at the inception of the lease. The investment in sales-type leases consists of the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable less unearned interest income and estimated executory cost. Minimum lease payments are part of the lease agreement between the Company (as the lessor) and the customer (as the lessee). The discount rate implicit in the lease is used to calculate the present value of minimum lease payments. The minimum lease payments consist of the gross lease payments net of executory costs and contingent rentals, if any. Unearned interest is amortized to income over the lease term to produce a constant periodic rate of return on net investment in the lease. While revenue is recognized at the inception of the lease, the cash flow from the sales-type lease occurs over the course of the lease, which results in interest income and reduction of receivables. Revenue is recognized net of sales tax. 

Contingent Rental Income

The Company records income from actual electricity usage in addition to minimum lease payments of each project as contingent rental income in the period contingent rental income is earned. Contingent rent is not part of minimum lease payments.   

Cash and Equivalents

Cash and Equivalents

Cash and equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had gross accounts receivable of $52,959,990; of which, $36.69 million was for transferring the ownership of Huayu and Shenqiu Phase I and II systems to Mr. Bai but waiting for completion of transfer Mr. Bai's all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF; $11.88 million was from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and $4.39 million accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for the electricity sold. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had accounts receivable of $15,252,162 (from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for electricity sold). As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company had bad debt allowance of $3,564,268 and $3,496,911 for Zhongtai due to not making the payments as scheduled.

Interest Receivable on Sales Type Leases

Interest Receivable on Sales Type Leases

As of March 31, 2019, the interest receivable on sales type leases was $5,434,301, mainly from recognized but not yet collected interest income for the Pucheng systems. As of December 31, 2018, the interest receivable on sales type leases was $9,336,140, mainly from recognized but not yet collected interest income for the Pucheng and Shengqiu systems. As of April 1, 2018, the Company stopped accruing interest receivable on the Pucheng lease as the Pucheng lease was at least one year overdue in its payments.

The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses on receivables. Management reviews the composition of receivables and analyzes historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these reserves. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had bad debt allowance for net investment receivable of $22,534,192 for the Pucheng systems. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had bad debt allowance for net investment receivable of $29,276,658 ($7,274,872 for the Shenqiu systems and $22,001,786 for the Pucheng systems) due to lessees' tight working capital and continuous delay in making the payment.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Credit Risk

Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained within China. Balances at financial institutions within China are not covered by insurance. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

Certain other financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of accounts and other receivables. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of its customers' financial condition and customer payment practices to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

The operations of the Company are in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; additions, renewals and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated lives as follows:

Building	20 years
Vehicles	2 - 5 years
Office and Other Equipment	2 - 5 years
Software	2 - 3 years

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 360, "Property, Plant, and Equipment," the Company reviews its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the total expected undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. The Company recorded nil asset impairment loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company recorded asset impairment loss of $28,429,789 for three projects for the year ended December 31, 2018, as described below.

On January 4, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a Projects Transfer Agreement for Xi'an Zhonghong to transfer the Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million), which transfer price was considered as the fair value ("FV") of the project. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Huayu project, and recorded asset impairment loss of $6,528,120 for the project for the year ended December 31, 2018.

On December 29, 2018, Xi'an Zhonghong, Xi'an TCH, the HYREF, Guohua Ku, and Mr. Chonggong Bai entered into a CDQ WHPG Station Fixed Assets Transfer Agreement for Xi'an Zhonghong to transfer Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of a loan for RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF. The transfer price was considered the FV of the system. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Chengli system, and recorded asset impairment loss of $8,124,968 for the system for the year ended December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018 and as of this report date, the progress of the Xuzhou Tian'an project is slow due to strict environmental protection policies, and management intends to transfer the project. The Company anticipated the transfer price to be around RMB 172,250,000.00 ($25.58 million), and believed it to be the fair market value of the project. The Company compared the carrying value and FV of the Xian'an project, and recorded asset impairment loss of $13,512,592 for the project for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Notes Payable - Banker's Acceptances

Notes Payable – Banker's Acceptances

The Company endorses banker's acceptances that are issued from a bank to vendors as payment for its obligations. Most of the banker's acceptances have maturity dates of less than six months following their issuance.

Cost of Sales

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists primarily of the direct material of the power generating system and expenses incurred directly for project construction for sales-type leasing and sales tax and additions for contingent rental income.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates, applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company follows ASC Topic 740, which prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods, and income tax disclosures.

Under the provisions of ASC Topic 740, when tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

CREG is subject to U.S. corporate income taxes on its taxable income at a rate of up to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income of up to 35% for prior tax years. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") was signed into law. The Tax Act introduced a broad range of tax reform measures that significantly changed the federal income tax laws. The provisions of the Tax Act that may have significant impact on the Company, including the permanent reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax years including or commencing on January 1, 2018, one-time transition tax on post-1986 foreign unremitted earnings, provision for Global Intangible Low Tax Income ("GILTI"), deduction for Foreign Derived Intangible Income ("FDII"), repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax, limitation of various business deductions, and modification of the maximum deduction of net operating loss with no carryback but indefinite carryforward provision. Many provisions in the Tax Act are generally effective in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years, or in a single lump-sum payment. 

To the extent that portions of its U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or GILTI, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Company may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. Any remaining liabilities are accrued in the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive income and estimated tax payments are made when required by U.S. law.

The Act also created new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings such as global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") under IRC Section 951A, which is effective for the Company for tax years beginning after January 1, 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company has calculated its best estimate of the impact of the GILTI in its income tax provision in accordance with its understanding of the Act and guidance available as of the date of this filing.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 810, "Consolidation," which established new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling interests ("NCIs") in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs (previously referred to as minority interests) be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability (as was previously the case), that increases and decreases in the parent's ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially-owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to NCIs even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance.  

The net income (loss) attributed to NCIs was separately designated in the accompanying statements of income and comprehensive income (loss). Losses attributable to NCIs in a subsidiary may exceed an NCI's interests in the subsidiary's equity. The excess attributable to NCIs is attributed to those interests. NCIs shall continue to be attributed their share of losses even if that attribution results in a deficit NCI balance.

Statement of Cash Flows

Statement of Cash Flows

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 230, "Statement of Cash Flows," cash flows from the Company's operations are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows may not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances on the balance sheet.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

For certain of the Company's financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and short-term debts, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. Receivables on sales-type leases are based on interest rates implicit in the lease.

FASB ASC Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures," requires disclosure of the FV of financial instruments held by the Company. FASB ASC Topic 825, "Financial Instruments," defines FV, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of FV measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for FV measures. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their FV because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

● Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

● Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

● Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to FV measurement.

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity," and ASC 815, "Derivatives and Hedging."

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any long-term debt obligations; and the Company did not identify any assets or liabilities that are required to be presented on the balance sheet at FV.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 "Compensation—Stock Compensation," and FASB ASC Topic 505, "Equity." The Company recognizes in its statement of operations FV at the grant date for stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees.

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

The Company presents net income (loss) per share ("EPS") in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, "Earning Per Share." Accordingly, basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding as well as common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method for stock options and warrants and the if-converted method for convertible notes. The Company made an accounting policy election to use the if-converted method for convertible securities that are eligible to receive common stock dividends, if declared. Diluted EPS reflect the potential dilution that could occur based on the exercise of stock options or warrants or conversion of convertible securities using the if-converted method.

The following table presents a reconciliation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Net loss	$	(1,942,294	)	$	(114,237	)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		12,065,716			8,310,198
Effect of dilutive securities:
Warrants granted		-			-
Options granted		-			-
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		12,065,716			8,310,198
Loss per share – basic	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)
Loss per share – diluted *	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)

* The basic and diluted loss per share are the same due to antidilutive options and warrants resulting from the Company's net loss.

Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Foreign Currency Translation and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company's functional currency is the Renminbi ("RMB"). For financial reporting purposes, RMB were translated into United States Dollars ("USD" or "$") as the reporting currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the reporting period. Translation adjustments arising from the use of different exchange rates from period to period are included as a component of stockholders' equity as "Accumulated other comprehensive income." Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in income. There was no significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for the conversion of RMB to USD after the balance sheet date.    

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 220, "Comprehensive Income." Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to the statements of stockholders' equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in paid-in capital and distributions to stockholders.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

FASB ASC Topic 280, "Segment Reporting," requires use of the "management approach" model for segment reporting. The management approach model is based on the way a company's management organizes segments within the company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Reportable segments are based on products and services, geography, legal structure, management structure, or any other manner in which management disaggregates a company. FASB ASC Topic 280 has no effect on the Company's CFS as substantially all of the Company's operations are conducted in one industry segment. All of the Company's assets are located in the PRC.

Reclassification

Reclassification

Certain prior period balance sheet accounts have been reclassified for the purpose of consistency with the current year's presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new standard establishes a right-of-use ("ROU") model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted this ASU on CFS on January 1, 2019 and concluded the adoption of this new AUS did not have a material impact to the Company's CFS.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application will be permitted for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on its CFS and related disclosures.   

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its FV, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The guidance should be adopted on a prospective basis for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its CFS.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, "Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting," which expands the scope of ASC 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. An entity should apply the requirements of ASC 718 to non-employee awards except for specific guidance on inputs to an option pricing model and the attribution of cost. The amendments specify that ASC 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor's own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The new guidance is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 (i.e., January 1, 2020, for calendar year entities). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effects of the adoption of this guidance and currently believes that it will impact the accounting of the share-based awards granted to non-employees.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future CFS. 

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of property and equipment estimated lives

Building	20 years
Vehicles	2 - 5 years
Office and Other Equipment	2 - 5 years
Software	2 - 3 years

Schedule of basic and diluted EPS

	Three months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Net loss	$	(1,942,294	)	$	(114,237	)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		12,065,716			8,310,198
Effect of dilutive securities:
Warrants granted		-			-
Options granted		-			-
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		12,065,716			8,310,198
Loss per share – basic	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)
Loss per share – diluted *	$	(0.16	)	$	(0.01	)

* The basic and diluted loss per share are the same due to antidilutive options and warrants resulting from the Company's net loss.

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Investment in Sales-Type Leases, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of net investment in sales-type leases

	2019			2018
Total future minimum lease payments receivable	$	58,513,403		$	88,661,266
Less: executory cost		(3,753,690	)		(5,687,704	)
Less: unearned interest		(15,442,638	)		(19,398,707	)
Less: realized interest income but not yet received		(5,434,301	)		(9,336,141	)
Less: allowance for net investment receivable		(22,534,192	)		(29,276,658	)
Investment in sales-type leases, net		11,348,582			24,962,056
Current portion		-			-
Noncurrent portion	$	11,348,582		$	24,962,056

Schedule of future minimum rentals to be received on non-cancelable sales-type leases by years

2020	$	22,959,826
2021		6,772,110
2022		6,772,110
2023		6,772,110
2024		6,772,110
Thereafter		8,465,137
Total	$	58,513,403

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Construction in Progress and Property And Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Receivables, Long-term Contracts or Programs [Abstract]

Schedule of construction in progress

	2019			2018
Xuzhou Huayu	$	-		$	23,778,899
Xuzhou Tian'an		39,120,260			38,380,969
Less: assets impairment allowance		(13,539,210	)		(19,577,691	)
Total	$	25,581,050		$	42,582,177

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Taxes Payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Taxes Payable [Abstract]

Schedule of taxes payable

	2019		2018
Income – current	$	1,867,729	$	1,718,051
VAT		2,832,459		1,666,695
Other		446,187		251,813
Total – current		5,146,375		3,636,559
Income – noncurrent	$	6,390,525	$	6,390,625

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Accrued Liabilities and Other Payables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of accrued liabilities and other payables

	2019		2018
Employee training, labor union expenditure and social insurance payable	$	859,112	$	844,997
Consulting, auditing, and legal expenses		33,941		488,052
Accrued payroll and welfare		270,396		261,152
Other		13,843		23,796
Total	$	1,177,292	$	1,617,997

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Deferred Tax Liability, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Deferred Tax Liability, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of deferred tax liability

	2019			2018
Deferred tax asset — current (accrual of employee social insurance)	$	190,376		$	186,779
Deferred tax liability — current (net investment in sales-type leases)		(789,887	)		(1,639,057	)
Deferred tax liability — current, net of current deferred tax asset	$	(599,511	)	$	(1,452,278	)
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (depreciation of fixed assets)	$	3,509,234		$	6,176,064
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (asset impairment loss)		6,524,615			15,003,497
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (capitalized interest on CIP)		-			2,531,120
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (interest income in sales-type leases)		884,020			658,307
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (US NOL)		3,067,507			3,114,083
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (PRC NOL)		8,972,515			1,617,861
Less: valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(16,785,603	)		(21,353,059	)
Deferred tax assets — noncurrent, net		6,172,288			7,747,873
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent (net investment in sales-type leases)		(6,136,086	)		(9,335,941	)
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent, net of noncurrent deferred tax assets	$	36,202		$	(1,588,068	)
Total Deferred tax liability, noncurrent per ASU 2015-17	$	(563,309	)	$	(3,040,346	)

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Loans Payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of future minimum repayment loans

2019	$	49,305,710
Total	$	49,305,710

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Shares Issued for Equity Financing (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Shares Issued For Equity Financing [Abstract]

Schedule of warrant activity

	Number of Warrants		Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Granted		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.47
Exercised		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-
Expired		-		-		-
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.29
Exercisable at December 31, 2018		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.29
Outstanding at March 31, 2019		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.04
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		2,124,038	$	1.41		5.04

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Income Tax (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of reconciles U.S. statutory rates to effective tax rate

	2019			2018
U.S. statutory rates		(21.0	)%		21.0	%
Tax rate difference – current provision		(3.4	)%		7.4	%
Other		(0.7	)%		16.4	%
Reversal of temporary difference due to disposal of Shengqiu		(52.9	)%		-	%
Permanent differences		4.3	%		-	%
Utilization of NOL		(1.1	)%		-	%
Valuation allowance on PRC NOL		19.6	%		190.8	%
Valuation allowance on US NOL		-	%		17.7	%
Tax per financial statements		(55.2	)%		253.3	%

Schedule of provision for income taxes expense

	2019			2018
Income tax expense – current	$	139,743		$	457,995
Income tax expense (benefit) – deferred		(2,530,614	)		(118,450	)
Total income tax expense	$	(2,390,871	)	$	339,545

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Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of option activity with respect to employees and independent directors

	Number of Shares		Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		9,000	$	5.4		5.41
Exercisable at December 31, 2018		9,000	$	5.4		5.41
Granted		-		-		-
Exercised		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2019		9,000	$	5.4		5.16
Exercisable at March 31, 2019		9,000	$	5.4		5.16

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Statutory Reserves (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Statutory Reserves [Abstract]

Schedule of maximum statutory reserve amount

Name of Chinese  Subsidiaries	Registered Capital		Maximum Statutory  Reserve Amount		Statutory reserve at  March 31, 2019
Shanghai TCH	$	29,800,000	$	14,900,000	¥ 6,564,303 ($1,003,859)
Xi'an TCH	¥	202,000,000	¥	101,000,000	¥ 70,799,309 ($10,820,344)
Erdos TCH	¥	120,000,000	¥	60,000,000	¥ 19,035,814 ($2,914,869)
Xi'an Zhonghong	¥	30,000,000	¥	15,000,000	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit
Shaanxi Huahong	$	2,500,300	$	1,250,150	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit
Zhongxun	¥	35,000,000	¥	17,500,000	Did not accrue yet due to accumulated deficit

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Commitments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of future annual rental payment

March 31, 2020	$	106,330
March 31, 2021		58,159

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Organization and Description of Business (Details)					1 Months Ended																						3 Months Ended
	Feb. 11, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2013	Sep. 11, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 14, 2009 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2019	Jan. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2013	Jul. 19, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2013 CNY (¥)	Jul. 18, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2013 CNY (¥)	Mar. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 CNY (¥)	Sep. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2011 CNY (¥)	Jun. 29, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2010 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 CNY (¥)	Mar. 24, 2014 CNY (¥)	Sep. 11, 2013 CNY (¥) shares	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 CNY (¥)	Jul. 22, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2013 CNY (¥)	Jul. 19, 2013 CNY (¥)	Jul. 18, 2013 CNY (¥)	Jun. 25, 2013 CNY (¥)	Oct. 08, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2012 CNY (¥)	Sep. 28, 2011 CNY (¥)	May 25, 2011 USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2009 CNY (¥)
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Sale of amount to erdos
Lease agreement term, description																											The term for the combined lease is from September 2013 to June 2025. The lease agreement for the 12 MW station from the Pucheng Phase I project terminated upon the effective date of the Pucheng Lease. The ownership of the two 12 MW BMPG systems will transfer to Pucheng at no additional charge when the Pucheng Lease expires.
Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Payment of transfer price						$ 18,550,000	$ 18,550,000
Biomass Power Generation System [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Loss from the transfer						213,044
Shenqiu Project [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Leasing fees																							$ 286,000
Lease period																							11 years	11 years
Total cost of project																																										$ 11,100,000
Consideration of thermal power generation project																																													$ 225
Consideration of power generation project																							$ 70
Tianyu Waste Heat Power Generation Project [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Contract price for materials equipment																																					$ 66,680,000
Description of long-term contract for purchase of electric power															Upon completion of the Tianyu Project, Zhonghong will charge Tianyu an energy saving fee of RMB 0.534 ($0.087) per kilowatt hour (excluding tax). The operating time will be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually for each of Xuzhou Tian'an and Xuzhou Huayu. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Tianyu, then time charged will be 8,000 hours a year.	Upon completion of the Tianyu Project, Zhonghong will charge Tianyu an energy saving fee of RMB 0.534 ($0.087) per kilowatt hour (excluding tax). The operating time will be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually for each of Xuzhou Tian'an and Xuzhou Huayu. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Tianyu, then time charged will be 8,000 hours a year.
Project agreement terms															20 years	20 years
Formation of Zhongxun [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage												100.00%
Registered capital												$ 5,695,502
Chengli Waste Heat Power Generation Projects [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Description of long-term contract for purchase of electric power														The watt hours generated by the Chengli Project will be charged at RMB 0.42 ($0.068) per kilowatt hour (excluding tax). The operating time shall be based upon an average 8,000 hours annually. If the operating time is less than 8,000 hours per year due to a reason attributable to Chengli, then time charged shall be 8,000 hours a year, and if it is less than 8,000 hours due to a reason attributable to Zhonghong, then it shall be charged at actual operating hours. The construction of the Chengli Project was completed in the second quarter of 2015 and the project successfully completed commissioning tests in the first quarter of 2017. The Chengli Project is now operational, however, due to intensifying environmental protection, the local environmental authorities required the project owner constructing CDQ sewage treatment to complete supporting works, which were completed and passed acceptance inspection during the quarter ended September 30, 2018. However, the owner of Chengli Project changed from Chengli to Shandong Boxing Shengli Technology Company Ltd. ("Shengli") in March 2014. This change resulted from transfer of the equity ownership of Chengli to Shengli (a private company). Chengli, as a state-owned enterprise that is 100% owned by the local Power Supply Bureau, is no longer allowed to carry out business activities, and Shengli, the new owner, is not entitled to the high on-grid prices, and thus demanded a renegotiation of the settlement terms for the project.
Project agreement terms														20 years
Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage																		80.00%
Shenqiu Systems [Member] | Xi’an TCH [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Payment of transfer price																							$ 10,937,500
Zhongtai Waste Heat Power Generation Energy Management Cooperative Agreement [Member] | Zhongtai [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Description of long-term contract for purchase of electric power		The construction period of the Project is expected to be 18 months from the date when conditions are ready for construction to begin. Zhongtai will start to pay an energy saving service fee from the date when the WHPG station passes the required 72-hour test run. The payment term is 20 years. For the first 10 years, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.534 ($0.089) per kilowatt hour (KWH) (including value added tax) for the power generated from the system. For the second 10 years, Zhongtai shall pay an energy saving fee at RMB 0.402 ($0.067) per KWH (including value added tax). During the term of the contract the energy saving fee shall be adjusted at the same percentage as the change of local grid electricity price. Zhongtai shall also pay an energy saving fee for the steam supplied by Xi'an TCH at RMB 100 ($16.67) per ton (including value added tax). Zhongtai and its parent company will provide guarantees to ensure Zhongtai will fulfill its obligations under the Agreement. Upon the completion of the term, Xi'an TCH will transfer the systems to Zhongtai for RMB 1 ($0.16). Zhongtai shall provide waste heat to the systems for no less than 8,000 hours per year and waste gas volume no less than 150,000 Normal Meter Cubed (Nm3) per hour, with a temperature no less than 950°C. If these requirements are not met, the term of the Agreement will be extended accordingly. If Zhongtai wants to terminate the Zhongtai Agreement early, it shall provide Xi'an TCH with a 60 day notice and pay the termination fee and compensation for the damages to Xi'an TCH according to the following formula: (1) if it is less than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests termination, Zhongtai shall pay: Xi'an TCH's total investment amount plus Xi'an TCH's annual investment return times five years minus the years in which the system has already operated; or 2) if it is more than five years into the term when Zhongtai requests the termination, Zhongtai shall pay: Xi'an TCH's total investment amount minus total amortization cost (the amortization period is 10 years).
Biomass Power Generation Asset Transfer Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Purchase price for power generation systems			$ 16,480,000
Common stock issuable for power generation systems | shares			8,766,547																															8,766,547
Common stock issuable per share for power generation systems | $ / shares			$ 1.87
Lease amount per month			$ 38
Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Leasing fees																									$ 279,400
Lease period																									15 years	15 years
Xi'an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage					100.00%
Registered capital															$ 4,850,000
Contribution percentage in total investment															90.00%																								90.00%
Energy saving solution and services cost															$ 4,370,000
Xi'an Tch Limited Partner [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital																		$ 65
Profit distribution percentage																		20.00%
Subscribed amount of initial capital contribution																		$ 650,000
Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co Ltd [Member] | EPC General Contractor Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Contract price for materials equipment																																					$ 33,340,000
RMB [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution | ¥																																				¥ 460,000,000
RMB [Member] | Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Payment of transfer price | ¥																												¥ 127,066,000
RMB [Member] | Shenqiu Project [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Leasing fees | ¥																								¥ 1,800,000
Total cost of project | ¥																																											¥ 68,000,000
RMB [Member] | Tianyu Waste Heat Power Generation Project [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Contract price for materials equipment | ¥																																						¥ 400,000,000
RMB [Member] | Formation of Zhongxun [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥																																	¥ 35,000,000
RMB [Member] | Shenqiu Systems [Member] | Xi’an TCH [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Payment of transfer price | ¥																																												¥ 70,000,000
RMB [Member] | Biomass Power Generation Asset Transfer Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Purchase price for power generation systems | ¥																																		¥ 100,000,000
RMB [Member] | Biomass Power Generation Project Lease Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Leasing fees | ¥																										¥ 1,900,000
RMB [Member] | Xi'an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital															$ 30,000,000
Energy saving solution and services cost | ¥																¥ 27,000,000
RMB [Member] | Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co Ltd [Member] | EPC General Contractor Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Contract price for materials equipment | ¥																																						¥ 200,000,000
ShengYa Energy [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital																															$ 29,420,000
ShengYa Energy [Member] | RMB [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥																																¥ 200,000,000
Da Tang Shi Dai [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage				30.00%
DaTong Recycling Energy [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage				30.00%
TianYu XuZhou Recycling Energy [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage				40.00%
Erdos TCH [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Contribution percentage in total investment				7.00%															7.00%	7.00%																										7.00%
Sale of amount to erdos																			$ 1,290,000
Accumulated profit																																			$ 226,000
Description of long-term contract for purchase of electric power										Erdos TCH and Erdos entered into a supplemental agreement, effective May 1, 2016, whereby Erdos TCH cancelled monthly minimum lease payments from Erdos, and now charges Erdos based on actual electricity sold at RMB 0.30 / KWH.
Erdos TCH [Member] | Initial Investment [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage				20.00%
Erdos TCH [Member] | After Return Of Initial Investment [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage				40.00%
Erdos TCH [Member] | RMB [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Sale of amount to erdos | ¥																				¥ 8,000,000
Yinghua [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage	100.00%
Registered capital	$ 30,000,000
Lease period	10 years
Erdos Metallurgy Company Limited [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Term of joint ventures				20 years
Investment cost				$ 79,000,000
Erdos Metallurgy Company Limited [Member] | Initial Investment [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Investment cost				$ 17,550,000
Erdos Metallurgy Company Limited [Member] | RMB [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Investment cost | ¥																																														¥ 500,000,000
Erdos Metallurgy Company Limited [Member] | RMB [Member] | Initial Investment [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Investment cost | ¥																																														¥ 120,000,000
Xi’an TCH [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Contribution percentage in total investment				93.00%																																										93.00%
Profit distribution percentage																		20.00%
Percentage of accumulated profit																																			20.00%
Minority interest decrease from redemptions													$ 1,290,000
Xi’an TCH [Member] | Biomass Power Generation System [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Leasing fees																					$ 239,000
Lease period																					9 years 6 months	9 years 6 months
Xi’an TCH [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital																		$ 650,000
Xi’an TCH [Member] | Zhongtai Waste Heat Power Generation Energy Management Cooperative Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Initial payments to Xi'an TCH																													$ 770
Description of waste heat power generation energy management cooperative agreement											As consideration for the transfer of the Project, Zhongtai agreed to pay to Xi'an TCH an aggregate transfer price of RMB 167,360,000 ($25.77 million) including payments of: (i) RMB 152,360,000 ($23.46 million) for the construction of the Project; and (ii) RMB 15,000,000 ($2.31 million) as payment for partial loan interest accrued during the construction period. Those amounts have been, or will be, paid by Zhongtai to Xi'an TCH according to the following schedule: (a) RMB 50,000,000 ($7.70 million) was to be paid within 20 business days after the Transfer Agreement was signed; (b) RMB 30,000,000 ($4.32 million) was to be paid within 20 business days after the Project was completed, but no later than July 30, 2016; and (c) RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) was to be paid no later than July 30, 2017. Xuzhou Taifa Special Steel Technology Co., Ltd. ("Xuzhou Taifa") guaranteed the payments from Zhongtai to Xi'an TCH. The ownership of the Project was conditionally transferred to Zhongtai following the initial payment of RMB 50,000,000 ($7.70 million) by Zhongtai to Xi'an TCH and the full ownership of the Project will be officially transferred to Zhongtai after it completes all payments pursuant to the Transfer Agreement. The Company recorded a $2.82 million loss from this transaction in 2016. In 2016, Xi'an TCH had received the first payment of $7.70 million and the second payment of $4.32 million. However, the Company received a repayment commitment letter from Zhongtai on February 23, 2018, in which Zhongtai committed to pay the remaining payment of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) no later than the end of July 2018; in July 2018, Zhongtai and the Company reached a further oral agreement to extend the repayment term of RMB 87,360,000 ($13.45 million) by another two to three months. In August 2018, the Company received $1,070,000 from Zhongtai; as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had receivable from Zhongtai for $11.88 million (with bad debt allowance of $3.56 million). Zhongtai provided an acknowledgement letter to the Company stating they expect to repay the remaining balance of $11.88 million by the end of October 2019, once they resume normal production.
Payments to Xi'an TCH											$ 167,360,000
Loss from transaction											282,000
First payment received											$ 50,000,000																$ 770
Second payment received																											432
Xi’an TCH [Member] | Transfer Agreement [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Payments to Xi'an TCH																											$ 1,345
Xi’an TCH [Member] | Initial Investment [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage				80.00%
Xi’an TCH [Member] | After Return Of Initial Investment [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage				60.00%
Xi’an TCH [Member] | RMB [Member] | Biomass Power Generation System [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Leasing fees | ¥																						¥ 1,500,000
Xi’an TCH [Member] | RMB [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥																																									¥ 4,000,000
HYREF Fund [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage															10.00%	10.00%
Registered capital															$ 440,000		$ 830,000
Subscribed amount of initial capital contribution																	77,000,000
Total fund capital contribution																	$ 460,000,000
Partnership expiration																	Jul. 18, 2019
Fund Management, description																	The HYREF Fund has three limited partners: (1) China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd., which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 280 million ($46.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a preferred limited partner; (2) HongyuanHuifu, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 100 million ($16.67 million) to the HYREF Fund and is an ordinary limited partner; and (3) the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xi'an TCH, which made an initial capital contribution of RMB 75 million ($12.5 million) to the HYREF Fund and is a secondary limited partner. In addition, Xi'an TCH and HongyuanHuifu formed Beijing Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Company Ltd. to manage this Fund, which also subscribed in the amount of RMB 5 million ($830,000) from the Fund. The term of the HYREF Fund's partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, expiring July 18, 2019. The term is four years from the date of contribution for the preferred limited partner, and four years from the date of contribution for the ordinary limited partner. The total size of the HYREF Fund is RMB 460 million ($77 million). The HYREF Fund was formed to invest in Xi'an Zhonghong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a then 90% owned subsidiary of Xi'an TCH, for the construction of two coke dry quenching ("CDQ") WHPG stations with Jiangsu Tianyu Energy and Chemical Group Co., Ltd. ("Tianyu") and one CDQ WHPG station with Boxing County Chengli Gas Supply Co., Ltd. ("Chengli").
HYREF Fund [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Subscribed amount of initial capital contribution																	$ 100
HYREF Fund [Member] | China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Subscribed amount of initial capital contribution																	280
HYREF Fund [Member] | RMB [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥																																							¥ 3,000,000	¥ 5,000,000
Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Beijing Co Ltd [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Ownership percentage																		40.00%
Registered capital																		$ 1,450,000
Total fund capital contribution																	830,000
Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Beijing Co Ltd [Member] | RMB [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥																																									¥ 10,000,000
Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage																		80.00%
Fund Management, description									Xi'an TCH entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Hongyuan Huifu, pursuant to which Xi'an TCH transferred its 40% ownership in the Fund Management Company to Hongyuan Huifu for consideration of RMB 3,453,867 ($0.53 million). The transfer was completed on January 22, 2019. The Company recorded approximately $47,500 loss from the sale of a 40% equity interest in Fund Management Company. The Company does not have any ownership in the Fund Management Company after this transaction.
Hongyuan Huifu [Member] | Xi'an Tch Limited Partner [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Subscribed amount of initial capital contribution																	16,670,000
Hongyuan Huifu [Member] | RMB [Member] | Xi'an Tch Limited Partner [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Subscribed amount of initial capital contribution																	10,000,000
Sales Type Lease [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Description of lease term																											The Company had the following sales-type leases: BMPG systems to Pucheng Phase I and II (15 and 11-year terms, respectively).
Zhonghong [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution																	$ 77,000,000
Zhonghong [Member] | Chengli Waste Heat Power Generation Projects [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital								$ 27,540,000	$ 27,540,000
Loss from the transfer							405,959	$ 638,166
Zhonghong [Member] | RMB [Member] | Chengli Waste Heat Power Generation Projects [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥																														¥ 188,639,400
Xuzhou Huayu project [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital						$ 17,520,000	$ 17,520,000
Xuzhou Huayu project [Member] | RMB [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥																												¥ 120,000,000
Mr. Chonggong Bai [Member]
Organization and Description of Business (Textual)
Process of transferring equity shares, description																											Mr. Chonggong Bai is in the process of transferring all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan. Xi'an Hanneng will own 47,150,000 shares of Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd for the repayment. As of March 31, 2019, Xi'an Hanneng already owns 29,948,000 shares of Huaxin, and is in the process of obtaining the remaining 17,202,000 shares; however, Huaxin stock is halted trading by NEEQ until its 2018 annual report is filed. Accordingly, the Company is currently working with all the relevant parties to enter a supplemental agreement to extend the due date of equity share transfer of Xi'an Hanneng to July 31, 2019 when Xi'an Hanneng obtained the remaining 17,202,000 shares of Huaxin. Since the debt settlement agreement is not fully implemented, the loan was deemed unrepaid at March 31, 2019.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	20 years
Vehicles [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	2 years
Vehicles [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	5 years
Office and Other Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	2 years
Office and Other Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	5 years
Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	2 years
Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life	3 years

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (1,942,294)	$ (114,237)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	12,065,716	8,310,198
Effect of dilutive securities:
Warrants granted
Options granted
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	12,065,716	8,310,198
Loss per share - basic	$ (0.16)	$ (0.01)
Loss per share - diluted	$ (0.16)	$ (0.01)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Accounts receivable					$ 49,395,722			$ 11,755,251
Accounts receivable, description					The Company had gross accounts receivable of $52,959,990; of which, $36.69 million was for transferring the ownership of Huayu and Shenqiu Phase I and II systems to Mr. Bai but waiting for completion of transfer Mr. Bai's all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF; $11.88 million was from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and $4.39 million accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for the electricity sold.	The Company had gross accounts receivable of $52,959,990; of which, $36.69 million was for transferring the ownership of Huayu and Shenqiu Phase I and II systems to Mr. Bai but waiting for completion of transfer Mr. Bai's all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF; $11.88 million was from the sales of CDQ and a CDQ WHPG system to Zhongtai, and $4.39 million accounts receivable of Erdos TCH for the electricity sold.
Interest receivable on sales type leases					$ 5,434,301			9,336,140
Asset impairment loss					28,429,789
Bad debt allowance for net investment receivable					$ 22,534,192			29,276,658
Description of corporate income tax rate					The provisions of the Tax Act that may have significant impact on the Company, including the permanent reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax years including or commencing on January 1, 2018.	The provisions of the Tax Act that may have significant impact on the Company, including the permanent reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective for tax years including or commencing on January 1, 2018.
U.S. corporate income taxes							21.00%
U.S. corporate income taxes for prior							35.00%
Bad debt allowance					$ 3,496,911
Ownership percentage, description					Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd ("Erdos TCH"), 100% owned by Xi'an TCH (See note 1), 2) Zhonghong, 90% owned by Xi'an TCH and 10% owned by Shanghai TCH, and 3) Zhongxun, 100% owned by Xi'an TCH.	Erdos TCH Energy Saving Development Co., Ltd ("Erdos TCH"), 100% owned by Xi'an TCH (See note 1), 2) Zhonghong, 90% owned by Xi'an TCH and 10% owned by Shanghai TCH, and 3) Zhongxun, 100% owned by Xi'an TCH.
Xuzhou Tian’an [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Asset impairment loss					$ 13,512,592
Fair value of transfered amount					25,580,000
Xuzhou Tian’an [Member] | RMB [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Fair value of transfered amount | ¥						¥ 172,250,000
Shenqiu systems [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Bad debt allowance for net investment receivable					7,274,872
Pucheng systems [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Bad debt allowance for net investment receivable					$ 22,001,786
Xuzhou Huayu [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Asset impairment loss								6,528,120
Fair value of transfered amount	$ 17,520,000		$ 27,540,000
Xuzhou Huayu [Member] | RMB [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Fair value of transfered amount | ¥		¥ 120,000,000		¥ 188,639,400
Chengli [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)
Asset impairment loss								$ 8,124,968

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Notes Receivables - Bank Acceptance (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Notes Receivable - Bank Acceptance (Textual)
Outstanding notes receivable	$ 0	$ 0

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Investment in Sales-Type Leases, Net (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Investments [Abstract]
Total future minimum lease payments receivable	$ 58,513,403	$ 88,661,266
Less: executory cost	(3,753,690)	(5,687,704)
Less: unearned interest	(15,442,638)	(19,398,707)
Less: realized interest income but not yet received	(5,434,301)	(9,336,141)
Less: allowance for net investment receivable	(22,534,192)	(29,276,658)
Investment in sales-type leases, net	11,348,582	24,962,056
Current portion
Noncurrent portion	$ 11,348,582	$ 24,962,056

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Investment in Sales-Type Leases, Net (Details 1) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Investments [Abstract]
2020	$ 22,959,826
2021	6,772,110
2022	6,772,110
2023	6,772,110
2024	6,772,110
Thereafter	8,465,137
Total	$ 58,513,403	$ 88,661,266

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Investment in Sales-Type Leases, Net (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 15, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Investment in Sales-Type Leases, Net (Textual)
Sale leaseback transaction lease, Terms		(i) BMPG systems to Pucheng Phase I and II (15 and 11 year terms, respectively); (ii) BMPG systems to Shenqiu Phase I (11-year term); and (iii) BMPG systems to Shenqiu Phase II (9.5-year term).
Projects Transfer Agreement [Member]
Investment in Sales-Type Leases, Net (Textual)
Transfer agreement, descriptions	Xi'an TCH transferred Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan made by Xi'an Zhonghong to HYREF.

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Prepaid Expenses (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Prepaid Expenses (Textual)
Prepaid tax	$ 33,019	$ 32,395

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Other Receivables (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Other Receivables (Textual)
Advance to third party	$ 7,426	$ 7,285
Tax and maintenance cost receivable	$ 1,037,626	$ 1,528,368

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Long Term Investment (Details)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 18, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 25, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 CNY (¥)
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Loss on sale	$ 47,500
Loss on sale, percentage	40.00%
RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution | ¥						¥ 460,000,000
HongyuanHuifu [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage			80.00%
Xian Tch [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage			20.00%
Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Co.Ltd [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Registered capital			$ 1,600,000
Hongyuan Recycling Energy Investment Management Co.Ltd [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Registered capital			10,000,000
Subscribe amount of initial capital contribution			75,000,000
Zhonghong [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution		$ 77,000,000
Zhonghong [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution		$ 4,600,000
Xi'an TCH [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Original investment by subsidiary			$ 65
Profit distribution percentage			20.00%
Subscribe amount of initial capital contribution			$ 650,000
Percentage of owned fund		16.30%
Equity based investment income (loss)				$ 0	$ (4,144)
Xi'an TCH [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Subscribe amount of initial capital contribution			$ 4,000,000
Xi'an TCH [Member] | HongyuanHuifu [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Subscribe amount of initial capital contribution		$ 16,670,000
Xi'an TCH [Member] | HongyuanHuifu [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Subscribe amount of initial capital contribution		10,000,000
Xi'an TCH [Member] | Other Ownership Interest [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Profit distribution percentage			40.00%
HYREF Fund [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Investment cost		830,000
Subscribe amount of initial capital contribution		$ 10,810,000
Long term investment term, description		The term of the HYREF Fund's partnership is six years from the date of its establishment, July 18, 2013. The current term for (x) the preferred limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution and (y) the ordinary limited partner is four years from the date of its contribution.
HYREF Fund [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Investment cost		$ 5,000,000
HYREF Fund [Member] | Xi'an TCH [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Cost method investments		10,810,000
HYREF Fund [Member] | Xi'an TCH [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Cost method investments		75,000,000
HYREF Fund [Member] | China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Original investment by subsidiary		4,667,000
HYREF Fund [Member] | China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Original investment by subsidiary		$ 280,000,000
HongyuanHuifu [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution	$ 3,453,867
HongyuanHuifu [Member] | RMB [Member]
Long Term Investment (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution	$ 530,000

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Construction in Progress and Property And Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Construction in Progress [Line Items]
Less: assets impairment allowance		$ (19,577,691)
Total	25,581,050	42,582,177
Xuzhou Huayu [Member]
Schedule of Construction in Progress [Line Items]
Total		23,778,899
Xuzhou Tian’an [Member]
Schedule of Construction in Progress [Line Items]
Total	$ 39,120,260	$ 38,380,969

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Construction in Progress and Property And Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Construction in Progress and Fixed Assets (Textual)
Net property and equipment	$ 28,000,000	$ 28,000,000
Xuzhou Huayu [Member]
Construction in Progress and Fixed Assets (Textual)
Committed to pay an additional	$ 11,660,000
Transferred of shares, description	However, on February 15, 2019, Zhonghong transferred Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Bai for RMB 120,000,000 ($17.52 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to the "HYREF" as repayment for the loan made by Xi'an Zhonghong to HYREE as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project.
Xuzhou Tian’an [Member]
Construction in Progress and Fixed Assets (Textual)
Committed to pay an additional	$ 4,040,000
Boxing County Chengli [Member]
Construction in Progress and Fixed Assets (Textual)
Transferred of shares, description	On January 22, 2019, Xi'an Zhonghong, transferred Chengli CDQ WHPG station as the repayment of loan at RMB 188,639,400 ($27.54 million) to HYREF.
Fixed assets cost		$ 35,240,000

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Taxes Payable (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Taxes Payable [Abstract]
Income - current	$ 1,867,729	$ 1,718,051
VAT	2,832,459	1,666,695
Other	446,187	251,813
Total - current	5,146,375	3,636,559
Income - noncurrent	$ 6,390,525	$ 6,390,625

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Taxes Payable (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Taxes Payable (Textual)
Income tax payable, current	$ 5,146,375	$ 3,636,559
Income tax payable, noncurrent	6,390,625	$ 6,390,625
Income tax payable	$ 8,260,000
Tax liability installments, description	An election is available for the U.S. shareholders of a foreign company to pay the tax liability in installments over a period of eight years with 8% of net tax liability in the first five years, 15% in the sixth year, 20% in the seventh year, and 25% in the eighth year.

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Accrued Liabilities and Other Payables (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Total	$ 1,177,292	$ 1,617,997
Employee training, labor union expenditure and social insurance payable [Member]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Total	859,112	844,997
Accrued payroll and welfare [Member]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Total	33,941	488,052
Consulting, auditing, and legal expenses [Member]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Total	270,396	261,152
Other [Member]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Total	$ 13,843	$ 23,796

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Deferred Tax Liability, Net (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Summary of deferred tax liability
Deferred tax asset — current (accrual of employee social insurance)	$ 190,376	$ 186,779
Deferred tax liability — current (net investment in sales-type leases)	(789,887)	(1,639,057)
Deferred tax liability — current, net of current deferred tax asset	(599,511)	(1,452,278)
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (depreciation of fixed assets)	3,509,234	6,176,064
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (asset impairment loss)	6,524,615	15,003,497
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (capitalized interest on CIP)		2,531,120
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent (interest income in sales-type leases)	884,020	658,307
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent	3,067,507	3,114,083
Less: valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	(16,785,603)	(21,353,059)
Deferred tax assets — noncurrent, net	6,172,288	7,747,873
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent (net investment in sales-type leases)	(6,136,086)	(9,335,941)
Deferred tax liability — noncurrent, net of noncurrent deferred tax assets	36,202	(1,588,068)
Total Deferred tax liability, noncurrent per ASU 2015-17	(563,309)	(3,040,346)
PRC [Member]
Summary of deferred tax liability
Deferred tax asset — noncurrent	$ 8,972,515	$ 1,617,861

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Loans Payable (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Future minimum repayment
2019	$ 49,305,710
Total	$ 49,305,710

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Loans Payable (Details Textual)				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 06, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2016 CNY (¥)	Feb. 15, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2019 CNY (¥)	Jan. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2019 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2018 CNY (¥)	Dec. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Dec. 02, 2018	Aug. 06, 2017 CNY (¥)	Aug. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 CNY (¥)
Loans Payable (Textual)
Percentage of service fee on loan							0.10%
Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in fourth year	$ 100,000,000
Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in fifth year	12,520,000
Interest rate									9.00%					9.00%
Remaining debt amount	280,000,000	$ 34,680,000
Term of loan, description								The term of this loan is for 60 months from July 31, 2013 to July 30, 2018.
Interest payable for loan									$ 17,470,000
Description of remaining loan balance								The Company negotiated with the lender again to further extend the remaining loan balance of RMB 230 million ($34.68 million), RMB 100 million ($16.27 million), and RMB 77 million ($12.52 million) (which included investment from Xi'an TCH of RMB 75 million and was netted off with the entrusted loan payable of the HYREF Fund in the balance sheet). The lender has tentatively agreed to extend the remaining loan balance until August 2019 with an adjusted annual interest rate of 9%, subject to the final approval from its headquarters.
Buy bank agreement, description					The buy-back price for the Xi'an Hanneng's equity will be the higher of (i) the market price of the equity shares at the time of buy-back; or (ii) the original transfer price of the equity shares plus bank interest. HYREF may request that the Buyers buy back the equity shares of Xi'an Hanneng and/or the CDQ WHPG station if one of the following conditions is met: (i) HYREF holds the equity shares of Xi'an Hanneng until December 31, 2021; (ii) Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd., is delisted from The National Equities Exchange And Quotations Co., Ltd., a Chinese over-the-counter trading system (the "NEEQ"); (iii) Xi'an Huaxin New Energy, or any of the Buyers or its affiliates has a credit problem, including not being able to issue an auditor report or standard auditor report or any control person or executive of the Buyers is involved in crimes and is under prosecution or has other material credit problems, to HYREF's reasonable belief; (iv) if Xi'an Zhonghong fails to timely make repayment on principal or interest of the loan agreement, its supplemental agreement or extension agreement; (v) the Buyers or any party to the Debt Repayment Agreement materially breaches the Debt Repayment Agreement or its related transaction documents, including but not limited to the Share Transfer Agreement, the Pledged Assets Transfer Agreement, the Entrusted Loan Agreement and their guarantee agreements and supplemental agreements.	The buy-back price for the Xi'an Hanneng's equity will be the higher of (i) the market price of the equity shares at the time of buy-back; or (ii) the original transfer price of the equity shares plus bank interest. HYREF may request that the Buyers buy back the equity shares of Xi'an Hanneng and/or the CDQ WHPG station if one of the following conditions is met: (i) HYREF holds the equity shares of Xi'an Hanneng until December 31, 2021; (ii) Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd., is delisted from The National Equities Exchange And Quotations Co., Ltd., a Chinese over-the-counter trading system (the "NEEQ"); (iii) Xi'an Huaxin New Energy, or any of the Buyers or its affiliates has a credit problem, including not being able to issue an auditor report or standard auditor report or any control person or executive of the Buyers is involved in crimes and is under prosecution or has other material credit problems, to HYREF's reasonable belief; (iv) if Xi'an Zhonghong fails to timely make repayment on principal or interest of the loan agreement, its supplemental agreement or extension agreement; (v) the Buyers or any party to the Debt Repayment Agreement materially breaches the Debt Repayment Agreement or its related transaction documents, including but not limited to the Share Transfer Agreement, the Pledged Assets Transfer Agreement, the Entrusted Loan Agreement and their guarantee agreements and supplemental agreements.
Mr. Chonggong Bai [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Description of remaining loan balance								The process of transferring all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng, to HYREF as repayment for the loan; Xi'an Hanneng will own 47,150,000 shares of Xi'an Huaxin New Energy Co., Ltd for the repayment; as of March 31, 2019, Xi'an Hanneng already owns 29,948,000 shares of Huaxin, and is in the process of obtaining the remaining 17,202,000 shares; however, Huaxin stock is halted trading by NEEQ until its 2018 annual report is filed, the Company is currently working with all the relevant parties to enter a supplemental agreement to extend the due date of equity share transfer of Xi'an Hanneng to July 31, 2019 when Xi'an Hanneng obtained the remaining 17,202,000 shares of Huaxin. Since the debt settlement agreement is not fully implemented, the loan was deemed unrepaid at March 31, 2019.
Shenqiu Phase I & II project [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable												$ 18,550,000
Debt amount paid												36,070,000
Xuzhou Huayu project [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable												17,520,000
Debt amount paid												$ 36,070,000
Shanghai TCH [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Consideration amount					$ 445,534
Ownership percentage					10.00%										10.00%
Xi'an Tch Limited Partner [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Debt amount paid					$ 2,168,000
Projects Transfer Agreement [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Transfer Agreement, description				Xi'an Zhonghong completed the transfer of Xuzhou Huayu Project to Mr. Chonggong Bai for RMB 120,000,000 (US$17.52 million) and Xi'an TCH completed the transfer of Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects to Mr. Bai for RMB 127,066,000 ($18.55 million). Mr. Bai agreed to transfer all the equity shares of his wholly owned company, Xi'an Hanneng to HYREF as repayment by Xi'an Zhonghong for the RMB 247,066,000 ($36.07 million) loan to HYREE as consideration for the transfer of the Xuzhou Huayu Project and Shenqiu Phase I and II Projects.
Transfer Agreement [Member] | Hyref [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable					27,540,000					$ 27,540,000
Ownership percentage										10.00%	10.00%
Transfer Agreement [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Consideration amount					$ 504,000
Ownership percentage					40.00%										40.00%
Transfer Agreement [Member] | RMB [Member] | Hyref [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable | ¥											¥ 188,639,400
Supplemental Agreement [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Consideration amount					$ 2,672,000
RMB [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Total fund capital contribution | ¥																			¥ 460,000,000
Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in fourth year | ¥																	¥ 16,270,000
Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in fifth year | ¥																	¥ 77,000,000
Remaining debt amount	$ 45,540,000		¥ 230,000,000
RMB [Member] | Shenqiu Phase I & II project [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable | ¥													¥ 127,066,000
Debt amount paid | ¥													247,066,000
RMB [Member] | Xuzhou Huayu project [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable | ¥													120,000,000
Debt amount paid | ¥													¥ 247,066,000
RMB [Member] | Shanghai TCH [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Consideration amount | ¥						¥ 3,000,000
Ownership percentage																10.00%
RMB [Member] | Xi'an Tch Limited Partner [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Capitalized interest to construction in progress							$ 27,000,000
Debt amount paid | ¥															¥ 14,852,800
RMB [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Debt amount paid | ¥															3,453,867
RMB [Member] | Transfer Agreement [Member] | Hyref [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable | ¥															¥ 188,639,400
RMB [Member] | Transfer Agreement [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Consideration amount | ¥						3,453,867
RMB [Member] | Supplemental Agreement [Member] | Hongyuan Huifu [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Consideration amount | ¥						¥ 18,306,667
Entrusted loan [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Debt investments							74,500,000
Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in third year									$ 280,000,000
Interest rate									12.50%					12.50%
Interest expense								$ 337,000,000	$ 5,190,000
Capitalized interest to construction in progress								238,000,000
Loan payable outstanding balance									59,290,000
Debt amount paid									7,540,000
Entrusted loan [Member] | Xi'an Tch Limited Partner [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable									$ 10,920,000
Capitalized interest to construction in progress								$ 10,920,000
Entrusted loan [Member] | RMB [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Debt investments | ¥																			457,000,000
Debt amount paid | ¥														¥ 50,000,000
Zhonghong [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Loan payable for first three years, description								During the first three years from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 7.14 million ($1.19 million) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 14.28 million ($2.38 million) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter
Loan payable for fourth year, description								During the fourth year from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 1.92 million ($0.32 million) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 3.85 million ($0.64 million) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter; and
Loan payable for fifth year, description								During the fifth year from the first release of the loan, the balance in its account shall be no less than RMB 96,300 ($16,050) on the 20th day of the second month of each quarter and no less than RMB 192,500 ($32,080) on the 14th day of the last month of each quarter.
Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in third year																		$ 42,220,000
HYREF [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Equity investments							500,000
Debt investments							74,500,000
Total fund capital contribution							$ 77,000,000
HYREF [Member] | RMB [Member]
Loans Payable (Textual)
Equity investments | ¥																			3,000,000
Debt investments | ¥																			¥ 457,000,000

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Refundable Deposits from Customers for Systems Leasing (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Pucheng and Shengqiu [Member]
Refundable Deposit from Customers for Systems Leasing (Textual)
Balance of refundable deposits from customers	$ 564,342	$ 1,034,503

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions (Textual)
Advance to related party	$ 41,159	$ 41,168

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Note Payables, Net (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 14, 2019	Jul. 11, 2018	Feb. 27, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Convertible note payable, net of unamortized OID and debt issuing costs						$ 1,016,589
Accrued interest on convertible note					20,942	$ 40,572
Amortized OID					38,151
Loan issuing cost					$ 15,260
Convertible note, description					From January 16, 2019 through March 6, 2019, the investors converted the convertible note with principal of $1,070,000 and accrued interest of $51,018 into 1,851,946 common shares at conversion price range from $0.86 to $1.42, the Company recorded $893,958 loss on note conversion.
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Convertible promissory note amount		$ 1,070,000	$ 1,050,000	$ 1,050,000
Original issue discount		50,000	$ 50,000	$ 50,000
Payment of purchaser fees and costs		$ 20,000
Interest rate		8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Conversion price		$ 3.00	$ 3.00	$ 3.00
Subsequent event, description		All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on July 11, 2020, subject to a potential one-year extension during which interest would not accrue.	All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on February 26, 2021, subject to a potential one-year extension period during which interest would not accrue.	All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Note will become due and payable on January 30, 2021, subject to a potential one-year extension period during which interest would not accrue.
Percentage of outstanding purchase price		125.00%	125.00%	125.00%
Exchange Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.00%
Subsequent event, description	All outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Exchange Notes will become due and payable on January 31, 2021 and February 27, 2021, respectively.
Percentage of outstanding purchase price	125.00%
Outstanding balance	$ 750,000
Promissory Notes in January 2019 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Accrued interest on convertible note					$ 20,942
Amortized OID					$ 6,250

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Shares Issued for Equity Financing (Details) - Warrant [Member]	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares
Number of Warrants
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 | shares	2,124,038
Exercisable at December 31, 2018 | shares	2,124,038
Granted | shares	2,124,038
Exercised | shares
Forfeited | shares
Expired | shares
Outstanding at March 31, 2019 | shares	2,124,038
Exercisable at March 31, 2019 | shares	2,124,038
Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 | $ / shares	$ 1.41
Exercisable at December 31, 2018 | $ / shares	1.41
Granted | $ / shares	1.41
Exercised | $ / shares
Forfeited | $ / shares
Expired | $ / shares
Outstanding at March 31, 2019 | $ / shares	1.41
Exercisable at March 31, 2019 | $ / shares	$ 1.41
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Outstanding at December 31, 2018	5 years 3 months 15 days
Exercisable at December 31, 2018	5 years 3 months 15 days
Granted	5 years 5 months 20 days
Outstanding at March 31, 2019	5 years 15 days
Exercisable at March 31, 2019	5 years 15 days

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Shares Issued for Equity Financing (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2019	Oct. 29, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019
Shares Issued for Equity Financing (Textual)
Aggregate shares		1,985,082
Sale price per share		$ 1.375
Gross proceeds		$ 2,750,000
Purchase price per warrant		$ 0.125
Exercise price		$ 1.3725
Aggregate gross proceeds of warrants		$ 250,000
Placement warrants, description		H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC is acting as the Company's exclusive placement agent in connection with the offerings under the Purchase Agreement and will receive a fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offerings, up to $75,000 for certain expenses and warrants to purchase the Company's Common Stock in an amount equal to 7% of the Company's Shares sold to the Purchasers in the offerings, or 138,956 shares of Common Stock, on substantially the same terms as the Warrants, with an initial exercise price of $1.875 per share and expiration date of October 29, 2023 (the "Placement Agent Warrants").
Volatility			98.00%
Risk-free interest rate			2.91%
Dividend yield			0.00%
Investor Warrants [Member]
Shares Issued for Equity Financing (Textual)
Estimated life			5 years 6 months
Fair value of warrants			$ 2,499,238
Private Placement [Member]
Shares Issued for Equity Financing (Textual)
Aggregate shares	1,600,000
Sale price per share	$ 0.001
Gross proceeds	$ 1,620,800
Purchase price per warrant	$ 1.013
Estimated life			5 years
Fair value of warrants			$ 161,027

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Noncontrolling Interest (Details)		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2018 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2019	Dec. 02, 2018	Jul. 15, 2013 CNY (¥)
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interest | $						$ 91,258
Loss from purchase, percentage		10.00%
Shanghai TCH [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Ownership percentage							10.00%
Shanghai TCH [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Consideration amount | $			$ 445,534
Ownership percentage		10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
RMB [Member] | Shanghai TCH [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Consideration amount | ¥				¥ 3,000,000
Ownership percentage								10.00%
Xi'an TCH [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Indirect ownership, description	The HYREF Fund was 16.3% owned by Xi'an TCH and 1.1% owned by the Fund Management Company, and the Fund Management Company was 40% owned by Xi'an TCH as described in Note 7, which resulted in an additional indirect ownership of Xi'an TCH in Zhonghong of 1.7%; accordingly, the ultimate non-controlling interest (HYREF Fund) in Zhonghong became 8.3%.
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage	90.00%								90.00%
Xi'an TCH [Member] | RMB [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Equity investments | ¥									¥ 27,000,000
Zhonghong [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Registered capital | $	$ 4,880,000
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage	10.00%								10.00%
Zhonghong [Member] | RMB [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest (Textual)
Registered capital | ¥									¥ 30,000,000

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Income Tax (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Schedule of reconciles U.S. statutory rates to effective tax rate
U.S. statutory rates	(21.00%)	21.00%
Tax rate difference - current provision	(3.40%)	7.40%
Other	(0.70%)	16.40%
Reversal of temporary difference due to disposal of Shengqiu	(52.90%)	0.00%
Permanent differences	4.30%	0.00%
Utilization of NOL	(1.10%)	0.00%
Valuation allowance on PRC NOL	19.60%	190.80%
Valuation allowance on US NOL	0.00%	17.70%
Tax per financial statements	(52.20%)	253.30%

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Income Tax (Details 1) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Schedule of provision for income tax expenses
Income tax expense - current	$ 139,743	$ 457,995
Income tax expense (benefit) - deferred	(2,530,614)	(118,450)
Total income tax expense	$ (2,390,871)	$ 339,545

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Income Tax (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Tax (Textual)
Effective income tax rate	(52.20%)	253.30%
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	100.00%
Net operating loss carry forward	$ 14,610,000
Income tax, description	The NOL arising in tax years beginning after 2017 may only reduce 80% of a taxpayer's taxable income, and may be carried forward indefinitely.
Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Tax (Textual)
Net operating losses	$ 35,890,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	100.00%
PRC [Member]
Income Tax (Textual)
Effective income tax rate	25.00%	25.00%
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	100.00%

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Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Details) - Independent directors compensation plan [Member] - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Number of Shares
Outstanding, Beginning balance	9,000	9,000
Exercisable, Beginning balance	9,000	9,000
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding, Ending balance	9,000	9,000
Exercisable, Ending balance	9,000	9,000
Average Exercise Price per Share
Outstanding, Beginning balance	$ 5.4	$ 5.4
Exercisable, Beginning balance	5.4	5.4
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding, Ending balance	5.4	5.4
Exercisable, Ending balance	$ 5.4	$ 5.4
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years
Outstanding, Beginning balance	5 years 4 months 28 days
Exercisable, Beginning balance	5 years 4 months 28 days
Granted	0 years
Exercised	0 years
Forfeited	0 years
Outstanding, Ending balance	5 years 1 month 27 days
Exercisable, Ending balance	5 years 1 month 27 days

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Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2017	May 25, 2016	Jun. 19, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Textual)
Common stock, par value						$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Reverse stock split		Options reflects the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split.
Expected volatility rate						98.00%
Risk free interest rate						2.91%
Dividend yield						0.00%
Compensation expense for stock options						$ 0	$ 0
Independent directors compensation plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Textual)
Share based payment award, grants					40,000
Closing price of stock					$ 1.02
Common stock, par value					$ 0.001
Compensation per month					$ 2,000
Reverse stock split		(prior to the 10:1 Reverse Stock Split effective May 25, 2016)			10:1 Reverse Stock Split.
Options estimated life					5 years
Expected volatility rate					82.00%
Risk free interest rate					1.37%
Dividend yield					0.00%
Grant date					$ 26,528
Stock options					40,000
Mr. Huang [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Textual)
Options exercise price per share				$ 1.02
Net number of share options granted				40,000
Reverse stock split				10:1 Reverse Stock Split.
Equity Plan [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Textual)
Share based payment award, grants			12,462,605
Reverse stock split			10:1 Reverse Stock Split.
CFO [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Textual)
Share based payment award, grants	5,000
Options exercise price per share	$ 1.61
Options estimated life	10 years
Expected volatility rate	124.00%
Risk free interest rate	2.30%
Dividend yield	0.00%
Grant date	$ 7,647
Stock options	5,000

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Statutory Reserves (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Shanghai TCH [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Registered Capital	$ 29,800,000
Maximum Statutory Reserve Amount	14,900,000
Statutory reserve	1,003,859
Shanghai TCH [Member] | RMB [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Statutory reserve	6,564,303
Xi’an TCH [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Statutory reserve	10,820,344
Xi’an TCH [Member] | RMB [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Registered Capital	202,000,000
Maximum Statutory Reserve Amount	101,000,000
Statutory reserve	70,799,309
Erdos TCH [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Statutory reserve	2,914,869
Erdos TCH [Member] | RMB [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Registered Capital	120,000,000
Maximum Statutory Reserve Amount	60,000,000
Statutory reserve	19,035,814
Shaanxi Huahong [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Registered Capital	2,500,300
Maximum Statutory Reserve Amount	1,250,150
Xi’an Zhonghong [Member] | RMB [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Registered Capital	30,000,000
Maximum Statutory Reserve Amount	15,000,000
Zhongxun [Member] | RMB [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Registered Capital	35,000,000
Maximum Statutory Reserve Amount	$ 17,500,000

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Statutory Reserves (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Common Welfare Fund [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Statutory Reserves (Textual)
Percentage of net income	5.00%
Common Welfare Fund [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Statutory Reserves (Textual)
Percentage of net income	10.00%
Statutory Surplus Reserve Fund [Member]
Statutory Reserves (Textual)
Surplus reserve fund, description	The remaining reserve balance after such issue is not less than 25% of the registered capital.
Percentage of net income	10.00%
Statutory surplus reserve of registered capital, percentage	50.00%

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Commitments (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
March 31, 2020	$ 106,330
March 31, 2021	$ 58,159

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Commitments (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2018 CNY (¥)	Nov. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 20, 2017 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Commitments (Textual)
Lease agreement, description	The Company entered into a lease for its office use in Beijing with a term from August 4, 2018 through August 3, 2020.	The Company entered into a lease for its office use in Beijing with a term from August 4, 2018 through August 3, 2020.	Xi'an TCH entered into a lease for its office with a term from December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2020.	Xi'an TCH entered into a lease for its office with a term from December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2020.
Monthly rental payment	$ 3,205		$ 5,600
Rental expense					$ 26,582	$ 16,800
RMB [Member]
Commitments (Textual)
Monthly rental payment | ¥		¥ 22,000		¥ 36,536

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Subsequent Events (Details) - $ / shares	Apr. 15, 2019	Oct. 29, 2018
Subsequent Events (Textual)
Warrants exercise price		$ 1.3725
Securities Purchase Agreements [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Subsequent Events (Textual)
Subsequent event, description	The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company will offer to the Purchasers, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 2,359,272 shares of common stock.  The Shares will be sold to the Purchasers at a negotiated purchase price of $0.80 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $1,887,417, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
Purchase of warrant price per share	$ 0.75
Warrants to purchase of common stock share	1,769,454
Warrants exercise price	$ 0.9365
Warrant term	5 years 6 months
Purchase agreement, description	The Purchase Agreement and will receive an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the offerings, an aggregate of up to $75,000 for certain expenses, $10,000 for clearing expenses and warrants to purchase our Common Stock in an amount equal to 7% of our Shares sold to the Purchasers in the offerings, or 165,149 shares of Common Stock , on substantially the same terms as the Warrants, except that the Placement Agent Warrants shall have an initial exercise price of $1.00 per share, shall be exercisable commencing on the later of (i) six months of the issuance date or (ii) the date on which the Company increases the number of its authorized shares, and shall expire on April 15, 2024.