Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property and equipment, net

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Property and equipment, net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and equipment, net

3.         Property and equipment, net

 

Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following for the dates indicated:

 

    Useful Life     March 31,     December 31,  
Asset Class   (Years)     2016     2015  
                   
Demonstration equipment     5     $ 297,347     $ 297,347  
Shop equipment     5       170,329       58,638  
Lab equipment     5       172,097       51,508  
Computer equipment     3       93,999       71,519  
Leasehold improvements     5-7       1,380,309       1,086,351  
Office equipment     5       87,442       9,238  
Building under construction     25       9,924,415       5,681,435  
Equipment under construction     10       2,014,814       595,210  
Land     -       1,047,503       1,047,503  
              15,188,255       8,898,749  
Less: accumulated depreciation             (168,124 )     (90,362 )
                         
            $ 15,020,131     $ 8,808,387  

 

Depreciation expense was $77,762 and $3,846 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively. Building under construction is the 136,750 square foot lead acid battery recycling plant being built in McCarran, Nevada. Equipment under construction is AquaRefining modules manufactured by the Company to be used in the McCarran, Nevada recycling plant.

 

Certain costs necessary to make the recycling facility ready for its intended use have been capitalized, including interest expense on notes payable. Capitalized interest totaled $151,667 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.