Description of Business and History and Summary of Signifiant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative)				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 18, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cumulative translation adjustment and effect of exchange rate changes on cash				$ (14,965)
Revenue from energy storage				5,123,889
Principal amount of short term debt							$ 5,000,000
Promissory note				$ 10,206,129	4,384,217	$ 4,446,213	$ 150,000	$ 2,000,000
Number of customer \| Customer				1
Advertising expense				$ 33,252	49,382
Standard insurance amount per depositor, per insured bank				250,000
Bank balances exceeding insurances balances				2,862,505	53,643
Impairment expenses				$ 1,071,457	28,393
Description of asstes held for sale				(i) management has the authority and commits to a plan to sell the asset, (ii) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition, (iii) an active program to locate a buyer and the plan to sell the asset have been initiated, (iv) the sale of the asset is probable within 12 months, (v) the asset is being actively marketed at a reasonable sales price relative to its current fair value, and (vi) it is unlikely that the plan to sell will be withdrawn or that significant changes to the plan will be made.
Intangible assets, net				$ 236,754	175,297
Amortization expenses				400	17,112
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate				$ (518,989)
esVolta, LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest				10.00%
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] \| esVolta [Member] \| PPA Grand Johanna LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest	100.00%
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] \| esVolta [Member] \| Powin Canada B.C. Ltd [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest	50.00%
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] \| esVolta, LP [Member] \| PPA Grand Johanna LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of membership interests	$ 4,670,000
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] \| esVolta, LP [Member] \| Powin SBI, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest	100.00%
Proceeds from sale of membership interests	$ 200,000
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] \| esVolta, LP [Member] \| Don Lee Bess 1, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest	100.00%
Proceeds from sale of membership interests	$ 130,000
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] \| esVolta, LP [Member] \| Powin Canada B.C. Ltd [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of membership interests	$ 20,681,000
Description of ownership interest purchase	The remaining 50% ownership interests in Powin Canada B.C. Ltd. within one year of the original closing date.
WeipingCai [Member] \| Joseph Lu and Lu Pacific Properties, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Promissory note		$ 265,000
WeipingCai [Member] \| Q Pacific Corproation [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash payment		$ 200,000
Percentage of EBITDA of QPM		35.00%
Rolland Holding Company, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash payment			$ 99,000
Rolland Holding Company, LLC [Member] \| Series A Common Stock [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of shares sold in purchase agreement \| shares			99
Percentage of common stock sold			99.00%
Rolland Holding Company, LLC [Member] \| Series B Common Stock [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of shares sold in purchase agreement \| shares			167,452
Percentage of common stock sold			100.00%

POWIN ENERGY CORP 10-K