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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 11, 2022	Aug. 09, 2021	Mar. 14, 2021	Mar. 06, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 08, 2022	Mar. 02, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 05, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Feb. 27, 2019	Jul. 06, 2012
Warrants Exercisable						$ 13.33					$ 0.01
Net Of Debt Issuance						$ 208,608,000			$ 188,767,000
Net And The Related Liability						15,856,000			14,586,000
Other Long Term Debt						11,665,000			12,038,000
McAfee [Member]
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee, Net Amount At Risk						8,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 5,520,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						18.50%
Revolving Credit Facility Accrues Interest Rate						13.75%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost						$ 1,100,000
New Credit Facility
Property Taxes						$ 6,100,000
Senior Debt | Acquisition Term Notes
Maturity Period						Apr. 01, 2023
Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost						$ 202,000
Revolving Credit Facility Accrues Interest Rate						10.75%
Principal Outstanding						$ 26,700,000
Redemption Fees						7,500,000
Debt Instrument Fair Value, Loans Amount						$ 15,000,000.0
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						15.50%
Fee payable of carrying value of the debt						1.00%
Percentage of carrying value of the debt paid in cash						50.00%
Percentage of carrying value of the debt paid in outstanding debt						50.00%
Net Of Debt Issuance						$ 26,464,000			26,461,000
Promissory Notes [Member] | Senior Debt
Net Of Debt Issuance						$ 0
Revenue Participation Term Notes | Senior Debt
Maturity Period						Apr. 01, 2023
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						5.00%
Principal And Interest Outstanding Net						$ 12,000,000.0
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs						119,000
Net Of Debt Issuance						$ 11,912,000			11,915,000
Reserve Liquidity | Senior Debt
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						30.00%
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 4,000,000.0
Senior Debt-TEC | Promissory Notes [Member]
Maturity Period		Apr. 01, 2023	Apr. 01, 2022		Apr. 01, 2023	Apr. 01, 2023
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 7,200,000
Discount Issuance Costs						76,000
Debt Instrument Fee Amount	$ 100,000	$ 300,000	$ 100,000.0				$ 100,000			$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Extension Fee		1.00%	1.00%
Total Proceeds												100,000
Additional Borrowings First						$ 70,000
Additional Borrowings Second												60,000
Exceed Capital Expenditures	100,000					100,000
Interest Rates						14.00%
Principal And Interest Outstanding						$ 7,200,000
Net Of Debt Issuance						$ 7,089,000			7,095,000
Senior Debt-TEC | Reserve Liquidity Facility [Member]
Maturity Period				Apr. 01, 2023		Apr. 01, 2023
Debt Amount				$ 18,000,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate				30.00%
Line Of Credit Facility, Increase (decrease), Net				$ 70,000,000.0
Default Event				40.00%
Non-refundable Fees Percentage				2.00%
Non-refundable Fees				$ 50,000
Reserve Liquidity Facility After Reduction		$ 40,000,000.0
Senior Debt-TEC | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Amount													$ 18,000,000.0
Repayment Of Revolving Line						$ 16,000,000.0
Net Of Debt Issuance						54,039,000			75,980,000
Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 900,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						10.00%
Debt Instrument Fee						$ 90,000
Debt Instrument Fee, Second						$ 250,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						10.00%
Warrants Exercisable						$ 0.01
Equity Financing						$ 2,500,000
Warrants To Purchase Common Stock Shares						113,000
Principal And Interest Outstanding Net						$ 15,100,000			14,300,000
Net Of Debt Issuance						15,105,000			14,304,000
GAFI Revolving Loan
Aggregate Loan Amount						10,000,000
Cilion [Member]
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 6,700,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						3.00%
EB-5 Phase I Notes
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 500,000
Principal And Interest Outstanding Net						36,000,000.0
Remaining Funded To Escrow						500,000
Aggregate Principal Amount						36,000,000.0
Escrow Amount						35,500,000
Interest Outstanding						4,200,000
Investment Funds						$ 500,000
Conversion Price						$ 30
Accrued Interest Outstanding						$ 4,300,000			4,100,000
Principal Funding Amount						32,500,000			$ 32,500,000
Secunderabad Oils
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 2,300,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						14.75%
Monthly Net Operating Profit Rate						30.00%
GAFI Term loan and Revolving loan
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 15,000,000
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						10.00%
GAFI Term loan and Revolving loan | Minimum [Member]
Loan Rate						7.75%
GAFI Term loan and Revolving loan | Maximum [Member]
Loan Rate						12.00%
Financing Agreement for capital expenditures [Member]
Net Of Debt Issuance						$ 5,700,000
Net And The Related Liability						700,000
Other Long Term Debt						$ 4,900,000
EB-5 Phase II Notes
Debt Instrument Interest Rate						3.00%
Principal And Interest Outstanding Net						$ 4,000,000.0
Remaining Funded To Escrow						46,800,000
Aggregate Principal Amount						50,800,000
Investment Funds						500,000
Increased Debt Insrument Face Amount						$ 900,000
Due And Payable Term						5 years
Released from escrow						$ 4,000,000.0
Principal Amount Per						$ 0.9
Capital Revolving Credit Facility for Fuels and Carbon Lines
Term loan						$ 1,000,000.0
Aggregate Credit Facilities								$ 100,000,000
Purchase Shares Of Common Stock								50,000
Exercise Price								$ 10.20
Warrant Holders Purchase Of Common Stock								250,000
Warrant Exercise Price						$ 20.00
Number Of Shares Issued To Existing Shareholders						100,000
Short term credit facility												$ 210,000
Maturity Period						Mar. 01, 2025
Description Of Interest Rate						the greater of (i) the prime rate plus 6.00% and (ii) ten percent (10.0%), and the revolving loans made under the Carbon Revolving Line will have a maturity date of March 1, 2026 and accrue a rate of interest per annum equal to the greater of (i) the prime rate plus 4.00% and (ii) eight percent (8.0%).
Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost						$ 2,900,000
Debt Instrument Face Amount						25,100,000
Fuels Revolving Line
Unamortized Debt Issuance Cost						1,900,000
Debt Instrument Face Amount						$ 20,200,000
Debt Amount								$ 50
Carbon Revolving Line
Debt Amount								$ 50

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