Note 12 - Convertible Notes - Related Parties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable to Related Party [Table Text Block]

	2021		2020
Convertible notes, in default, due to Joseph Byrne, former CEO, and current President and member of the board of CEN, bearing interest at 12% per annum. This note is convertible to 76,123 common shares and matured on August 17, 2020.	$	121,796	$	224,191
Convertible notes with beneficial conversion features due to the parents of Jeffery Thomas, a Director of CEN, bearing interest at 5% per annum. These notes are convertible to 94,488 common shares with a maturity date of May 24, 2022.		48,000		-
Convertible note, in default, due to the spouse of Bill Chaaban, CEO of CEN, which bears an interest at 12% per annum. This note was convertible to 867,576 common shares and matured on August 17, 2020. Effective August 17, 2021, the note was amended and reclassified as the conversion feature was removed, see Note 10.		-		1,388,122
Convertible notes due to Harold Aubrey de Lavenu, a Vice President and Director of CEN, bearing interest at 5% per annum. On October 12, 2021, this note was converted to 548,980 common shares.		-		878,368
Convertible note due to Alex Tarrabain, CFO and a Director of CEN, bearing interest at 5% per annum. On April 10, 2021, this note was converted to 30,000 common shares.		-		48,000
Convertible note due to Darren Ferris, brother of Ameen Ferris, a Vice President and a Director of CEN, bearing interest at 5% per annum. On April 26, 2021, this note was converted to 12,500 common shares.		-		20,000
Total convertible notes payable – related parties		169,796		2,558,681
Less unamortized debt discount		7,157		-
Total convertible notes payable - related parties (all current)	$	162,639	$	2,558,681