Duke Financing Obligation (Details)		11 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 28, 2018 USD ($) Customer $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 11, 2019 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Obligation with Joint and Several Liability Arrangement [Line Items]
Duke financing obligation			$ 0		$ 1,340,700
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares			67,105,000		58,270,934
Arosa
Obligation with Joint and Several Liability Arrangement [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares	2,000,000	2,000,000
Warrant exercise price (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.25	$ 1.25			$ 1.25
Sales Agreement
Obligation with Joint and Several Liability Arrangement [Line Items]
Sales of battery cells units | Customer		615,000
Proceeds from sale of inventory	$ 1,340,700
Duke financing obligation	$ 1,340,700	$ 1,340,700
Option, exercise price | $ / shares				$ 2.18