16. QUARTERLY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Quarterly Information Details
Revenue	$ 108,043	$ 35,000	$ 106,543	$ 5,024	$ 172,118	$ 77,403	$ 43,815	$ 662,818	$ 254,610	$ 956,154
Operating expenses	4,432,152	4,248,098	4,368,900	4,448,300	3,899,018	4,923,147	5,140,811	4,978,852	17,497,450	18,941,828	18,713,553
Non operating income (expenses)	(11,734)	(12,737)	(27,275)	(94,407)	(143,777)	(31,822)	5,305	11,477	(146,153)	(158,817)
Other expenses							(12,000,000)			(12,000,000)
Gain/(loss) on derivative instruments	1,769,151	3,390,389	(4,204,327)	956,470	1,553,145	1,763,311	3,062,087	(1,946,395)	1,911,683	4,432,148
Net loss	(2,566,692)	(835,446)	(8,493,959)	(3,581,213)	(2,317,532)	(3,114,255)	(14,029,604)	(6,250,952)	(15,477,310)	(25,712,343)	10,483,429
Issuance of additional shares due to reset provision				(250,000)					(250,000)
Modification of warrants				(325,620)			(1,068,369)		(325,620)	(1,068,369)
Inducement warrants			(1,593,000)						(1,593,000)
Net loss available to common shareholders	$ (2,566,692)	$ (835,446)	$ (10,086,959)	$ (4,156,833)	$ (2,317,532)	$ (3,114,255)	$ (15,097,973)	$ (6,250,952)	$ (17,645,930)	$ (26,780,712)
Net loss per share-basic	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.13)	$ 0.04
Net loss per share-diluted	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ (0.04)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.06)
Weighted average shares-basic and diluted	272,974,949	258,467,582	247,369,587	228,568,435	213,319,921	208,402,408	207,089,841	205,112,418	251,836,540	208,488,987	202,102,859