Organization and Operations	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Operations	Note 1 - Organization and Operations alpha-En Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on March 7, 1997. Since 2008, the focus of the Company’s business has been developing new technologies for manufacturing highly pure lithium metal, a raw material for use in lightweight, high energy density batteries, in an environmentally friendly manner for commercial purposes. In 2013, the Company invented a new process for the production of highly pure lithium metal and associated products at room temperature. The Company subsequently broadened its focus to develop products and processes derived from the Company’s new core proprietary technology, including battery components and compounds of lithium. Ownership of Subsidiary In September 2014, alpha-En Corporation formed Clean Lithium Corporation (“CLC”) under the laws of New York State as a wholly owned subsidiary with a nominal share capital of $100,000. From 2014 to 2016, the Company sold 9.05% or 905,000 of CLC’s shares to minority equity holders. Effective as of June 14, 2018, the Company completed the purchase of all of the outstanding shares of CLC such that CLC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was immediately thereafter merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving. In connection with this transaction, the former minority equity holders of CLC prior to the merger received an aggregate total of 3,018,150 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company recorded the acquisition of CLC as a capital transaction.

Organization and Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Note 1 - Organization and Operations

alpha-En Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on March 7, 1997.

Since 2008, the focus of the Company’s business has been developing new technologies for manufacturing highly pure lithium metal, a raw material for use in lightweight, high energy density batteries, in an environmentally friendly manner for commercial purposes. In 2013, the Company invented a new process for the production of highly pure lithium metal and associated products at room temperature. The Company subsequently broadened its focus to develop products and processes derived from the Company’s new core proprietary technology, including battery components and compounds of lithium.

Ownership of Subsidiary

In September 2014, alpha-En Corporation formed Clean Lithium Corporation (“CLC”) under the laws of New York State as a wholly owned subsidiary with a nominal share capital of $100,000. From 2014 to 2016, the Company sold 9.05% or 905,000 of CLC’s shares to minority equity holders. Effective as of June 14, 2018, the Company completed the purchase of all of the outstanding shares of CLC such that CLC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was immediately thereafter merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving. In connection with this transaction, the former minority equity holders of CLC prior to the merger received an aggregate total of 3,018,150 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company recorded the acquisition of CLC as a capital transaction.