Note 15 - Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	*15.* Subsequent Events On May 7, 2025, Aemetis Biogas LLC ("ABGL") entered into an agreement entitled Ninth Waiver and Amendment to Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement ("PUPA Ninth Amendment") with an effective date of April 30, 2025, that provides, among other provisions, the requirement for ABGL to redeem all outstanding Series A Preferred Units by August 31, 2025, for an aggregate redemption price of $116.8 million or to enter into a credit agreement in the form attached to the PUPA Ninth Amendment. The PUPA Ninth Amendment is described further above in Note 11 Aemetis Biogas LLC - Series A Preferred Financing.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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