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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($)						3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 05, 2021	Aug. 09, 2021	Mar. 14, 2021	Aug. 11, 2020	Aug. 11, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2021	Apr. 01, 2020	Mar. 14, 2020	Mar. 06, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Feb. 27, 2019	Jul. 06, 2012
Additional borrowing second										$ 600,000
Line of credit facility		$ 40,000,000.0
Increments amount							$ 500,000
Sold on aggregate principal amount							36,000,000.0
Escrow amount							500,000
Repaid for investores							3,000,000.0
EB five principal amount							$ 32,500,000
Payroll Protection Program							On May 5, 2020, certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company received loan proceeds of approximately $1.1 million; (“PPP Loans”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). In the second quarter of 2021, the Company received notification from the Small Business Administration that all loan proceeds received by the Company were forgiven. Due to the forgiveness of the loan, the Company recorded a gain on debt extinguishment in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the amount of approximately $1.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.
EB five accrued interest							$ 4,100,000
Short term borrowings							300,000
Other long-term debt							5,400,000
Net of debt issuance							$ 188,767,000	$ 229,619,000
Warrants exercisable							$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Proceeds from issuance of debt							$ (1,134,000)	$ 0	$ 0
Extension Fee							1.00%
Long-term debt							$ 189,698,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt instrument face amount								76,000,000.0
Fees percentage							13.75%
Maturity period							April 1, 2023
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end							17.00%
Debt instrument, unamortized discount							$ 700,000
Promissory Notes [Member] | Reserve Liquidity Facility
Line of credit facility, default, interest rate							40.00%
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 18,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity												$ 70,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, interest rate during period							30.00%
Standby fee, percentage							2.00%						2.00%
Payroll Protection Program [Member]
Debt instrument face amount							$ 1,100,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt							1,100,000
Senior Debt-TEC | Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt instrument face amount																$ 7,200,000
Net of debt issuance							$ 7,095,000	7,066,000
Fees percentage							5.00%								14.00%
Debt instrument fee amount			$ 100,000
Maturity period							Apr. 01, 2023
Extension Fee				1.00%			1.00%
Reduction in extension fee				$ 300,000	$ 300,000		$ 300,000
Amendment fee				$ 50,000			50,000
Waiver fee	$ 100,000				$ 50,000	$ 300,000
Total proceeds															$ 100,000
Additional borrowings first														$ 700,000	700,000.0
Maturity period			April 1, 2022
Capital expenditure limit, amount						100000
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 57,000
Senior Debt-TEC | Acquisition Participation Term Notes
Debt instrument interest rate							14.00%
Net of debt issuance							$ 26,500
Fees percentage							10.75%
Maturity period							Apr. 01, 2023
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 98,000
Redemption fees							7,500,000
Senior Debt-TEC | Reserve Liquidity [Member]
Debt instrument face amount							$ 40,000,000.0
Debt instrument interest rate							30.00%
Maturity period							Apr. 01, 2023
Senior Debt-TEC | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt instrument face amount																18,000,000.0
Net of debt issuance							$ 75,980,000	80,310,000
Senior Debt | Revenue Participation Term Notes
Debt instrument face amount																10,000,000.0
Net of debt issuance							11,915,000	11,864,000
Senior Debt | Reserve Liquidity Facility
Debt instrument fee amount							300,000						$ 500,000		$ 2,100,000
Debt instrument fee amount percentage											1.00%
Senior Debt | Promissory Notes [Member]
Net of debt issuance							0	1,444,000
Senior Debt | Acquisition Participation Term Notes
Principal and interest outstanding																$ 15,000,000.0
Net of debt issuance							26,461,000	26,384,000
Cilion [Member] | Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt instrument face amount							5,000,000.0
Net of debt issuance							$ 6,619,000	6,274,000
Fees percentage							3.00%
Principal and interest outstanding							$ 6,600,000
Subordinated Notes
Principal and interest outstanding							14,300,000	12,700,000
Debt instrument face amount							$ 900,000
Debt instrument interest rate							10.00%
Net of debt issuance							$ 14,304,000	12,745,000
Fees percentage							10.00%
Warrants exercisable							$ 0.01
Equity financing							$ 2,500,000
Financing Agreement For Capital Expenditures [Member]
Net of debt issuance							5,700,000
GAFI Term Loan
Debt instrument face amount							$ 15,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate							10.00%
Debt instrument fee amount							$ 500,000
Line of credit facility, default, interest rate							12.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate during period							7.75%
GAFI Revolving Loan
Discount issuance costs							$ 22,200,000
Revolving Loan							11,800,000
outstanding on the Term Loan							400,000
EB-5 Phase II Notes
Debt instrument face amount							500,000.0
Principal and interest outstanding							50,000,000.0
Investment current offering							900,000
Principal amount							900,000
Escrow amount							3,550,000.0
Investment funds							$ 50,000
Conversion price							$ 30
Aggregate principal amount							$ 50,800,000
Repayment amount							500,000
EB-5 Phase I Notes
Debt instrument face amount							500,000
Escrow amount							3,550,000
Investment funds							$ 50,000.0
Conversion price							$ 30
Repayment amount							$ 3,000,000.0
Principal and interest outstanding net							36,000,000.0
Accrued interest outstanding							4,100,000.0
Principal funding amount							$ 32,500,000.0
Term Notes
Debt instrument, interest rate during period							14.00%
Total proceeds							$ 37,000,000
Maturity period							April 1, 2023
Long-term debt							$ 7,100,000.0	$ 7,100,000
Secunderabad Oils
Fees percentage							10.75%
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 18,000,000
Monthly net operating profit rate							30.00%
Unsecured Working Capital Loans
Debt instrument interest rate							12.00%
Repayment amount							$ 8,500,000
Monthly net operating profit rate							30.00%
Operational support charges							30.00%

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