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Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2027 USD ($) | Nov. 29, 2025 BTU | Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2026 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2024 | Mar. 01, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Research and Development Expense |  |  |  | $ 2,096,242 | $ 3,303,918 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable, Current |  |  |  | 3,283,958 |  | $ 2,269,912 |  |  |  |
Compensation and Cash Payment Per Year |  |  |  | 160,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Director Fee Compensation, Current |  |  |  | 0 |  | 290,000 |  |  |  |
Accrued Director Fee Compensation |  |  |  |  |  | 1,475,000 |  |  |  |
Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Retainers Expense |  |  |  | 60,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Labor and Related Expense |  |  |  | 396,658 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |
The Chair of Each Committee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Retainers Expense |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Comstock Fuels Equity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Owned, Amount Acquired |  |  | $ 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Investments |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Other Assets |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Owned, Amount Purchased by Third Parties for Cash Payment, Amount Completed |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Comstock Fuels Equity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Owned, Amount Acquired |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Licensed Technology R and D Projects [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and Development Expense |  |  |  | 0 | 350,700 |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Fees, Minimum Requirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000 |
Royalty Fees, Minimum Requirement in Year 1 and Year 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |
Royalty Fees, Minimum Requirement in Year 3 and Year 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000 |
Royalty Fees, Minimum Requirement in Year 5 and Thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000 |
Outstanding and Future Patent Costs to be Paid, Individually |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |
Outstanding and Future Patent Costs to be Paid, Together |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |
Minimum Investment Per Quarter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |
Accounts Payable, Current |  |  |  | 1,332,099 |  |  |  |  |  |
NREL Aggreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Expense |  |  |  | 90,000 | 65,000 |  |  |  |  |
Research and Development Expense |  |  |  | $ 494,232 | $ 404,232 | $ 1,616,928 |  |  |  |
Royalty Fee Percentage of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |
Royalty Fee, Percentage, Sublicense Revenue |  |  |  | 1500.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
NREL Aggreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Fee Percentage of Revenue |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Fee, Percentage, Sublicense Revenue |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecast [Member] | NREL Aggreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitment | $ 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000 |  |  |
AST License Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
License Agreement, Fee Amount |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000
Royalty Fee Percentage |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Expense |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Precedent Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Precedent Agreement, Term (Year) |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Precedent Agreement, Daily Reserve Capacity (British Thermal Unit) | BTU |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value |  |  |  | $ 475,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Precedent Agreement [Member] | Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oil and Gas, Cost Incurred, Development Cost | $ 54,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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