Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 08, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CleanTech Innovations, Inc.
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,982,822
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	This Amendment to the Report on Form 10-Q (the "Report") is being filed to revise Part I, Item 1, Note 21; Part I, Item 2, Pending Litigation; and Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings to include information regarding a lawsuit filed by Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP, the Company's former counsel, against the Company on March 19, 2014 and a notice of intent of a default judgment which was filed on April 30, 2014.This Amendment to the Report is also being filed to furnish the omitted certification Exhibit 32.2.This Amendment to the Report does not alter any part of the content of the Report, except for the changes and additional information provided herein. This amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Report. We have not updated the disclosures contained in this Amendment to reflect any events that occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Report. The filing of this Amendment is not a representation that any statements contained in the Report or this Amendment are true or complete as of any date subsequent to the date of the Report. This Amendment does not affect the information originally set forth in the Report, the remaining portions of which have not been amended.
Entity Central Index Key	0001382219
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1