Discontinued operations - Mexico project development - Financial Information (Details) - Discontinued Operations. - Mexico Project Development - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Provision for uncollected value added taxes	$ 377,326
Loss from discontinued operations	$ 607,314	$ 312,794
Depreciation expense		$ 1,136

Amount of depreciation and amortization expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
-Subparagraph (b)
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