INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 21,663,973	$ 16,719,973
Accumulated Amortization	3,151,013	1,621,428
Net Carrying Amount	18,512,960us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	15,098,545us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Customer relations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,011,000	659,000
Accumulated Amortization	205,742	95,625
Net Carrying Amount	805,258	563,375
Vendor relations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	10 years
Gross Carrying Amount	6,007,973	4,131,973
Accumulated Amortization	943,628	514,797
Net Carrying Amount	5,064,345	3,617,176
H&H Oil Trademark/Trade name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,219,000	856,000
Accumulated Amortization	129,248	63,922
Net Carrying Amount	1,089,752	792,078
TCEP Technology/Patent
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	15 years
Gross Carrying Amount	13,287,000	11,000,000
Accumulated Amortization	1,751,645	916,667
Net Carrying Amount	11,535,355	10,083,333
Non-compete agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	3 years
Gross Carrying Amount	139,000	73,000
Accumulated Amortization	120,750	30,417
Net Carrying Amount	$ 18,250	$ 42,583
Minimum \| Customer relations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	5 years
Minimum \| H&H Oil Trademark/Trade name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	6 years
Maximum \| Customer relations
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	8 years
Maximum \| H&H Oil Trademark/Trade name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	16 years

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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