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Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Warrant Warrant [Member] Issuance of common stock Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) Weighted-average common shares outstanding—Basic (in shares) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] Number of prepayment installments (in installments) Number Of Prepayment Installments Number Of Prepayment Installments Capitalized interest cost Accumulated Capitalized Interest Costs Liabilities: Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] Share-based payment arrangement expense Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense Embedded Derivative - Stockholder Convertible Notes Payable Embedded Derivative Liability, Stockholder Convertible Notes Payable [Member] Embedded Derivative Liability, Stockholder Convertible Notes Payable Commitments and contingencies (See Note 19) Commitments and Contingencies Security Exchange Name Security Exchange Name Beginning balance (in dollars per share) Ending balance (in dollars per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price Class of Warrant or Right [Domain] Class of Warrant or Right [Domain] Intangible assets weighted average useful life Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] Derivative, notional amount Derivative, Notional Amount Earnout Liability Earnout Liability [Policy Text Block] Earnout liability. 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Stock-based compensation APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition Mature over two years Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, After Two Years Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, After Two Years Reclassification of equity to liability related to earn out provisions of Business Combination (see note 13) Reclassification Of Equity To Liability Related To Earn Out Provisions Of Business Combination Reclassification of equity to liability related to earn out provisions of business combination. Total current liabilities Liabilities, Current Stock options, vested (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares Capitalized interest on plant construction Capitalized Interest On Plant Construction Capitalized Interest On Plant Construction Earnout Liability Disclosure [Abstract] Earnout Liability Disclosure [Abstract] Earnout liability Disclosure [Abstract]. Reclassification of stockholders' convertible notes payable (in shares) Reclassification Of Stockholders Convertible Notes Payable, Share Reclassification of stockholders' convertible notes payable share. 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RSUs and performance shares Restricted Stock Units And Performance Shares [Member] Restricted Stock Units And Performance Shares Stock-based compensation capitalized into property, plant, and equipment Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Amount Capitalized Impairment of long lived assets Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-Lived (Excluding Goodwill) Class of Stock [Domain] Class of Stock [Domain] Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] AgriScience Grant Agriculture, Policy [Policy Text Block] Interest expense, net of capitalized interest Interest Expense Stock option, aggregate intrinsic value Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Axis] Unrealized (loss) on marketable securities OCI, Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss), before Adjustment, after Tax Mature after one year through two years Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Year Two Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Year Two Machinery and equipment Machinery and Equipment [Member] Total Available For Sale Securities, Excluding Pending Purchases And Sales [Member] Available For Sale Securities, Excluding Pending Purchases And Sales Vested (in shares) Vested (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period Other receivables Other Receivables, Net, Current Nonexclusive Patents Llicense Agreement Nonexclusive Patents Llicense Agreement [Member] Nonexclusive Patents Llicense Agreement [Member] Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Tax Identification Number Number of shares authorized (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized Outstanding (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number Operating and Maintenance Agreement Operating and Maintenance Agreement [Member] Operating and Maintenance Agreement [Member] Invested amount for research and development Research and Development Expense (Excluding Acquired in Process Cost) Reclassification of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability Reclassification Of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant Liability Reclassification of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability. 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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block] Assumed Common Stock Warrants [Abstract] Assumed Common Stock Warrants [Abstract] Assumed common stock warrants [Abstract]. Non-cash investing and financing activities Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract] Payment of short-term debt Repayments of Short-Term Debt Stock-based compensation Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense Proceeds from Canadian Government Research and Development Program Proceeds From Research And Development Program Proceeds from research and development program. Outstanding warrants (in shares) Number of warrants or rights outstanding (in shares) Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding Other liabilities, long-term Other Liabilities, Noncurrent Government Loans Government Loans, Policy [Policy Text Block] Government Loans, Policy Debt Issuance Costs Debt Issuance Costs [Policy Text Block] Debt Issuance Costs [Policy Text Block] Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Fair Value, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] Purchases of property, plant, and equipment, net of grants Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment One year from the vesting commencement date One Year From The Vesting Commencement Date [Member] One year from the vesting commencement date [Member] Research and development expense Research and Development Expense [Member] Escrow deposit Escrow Deposit Summary of basic and diluted loss per ordinary share Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] Operating lease right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligations Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability Funding liability Funding Liability Funding liability. Canadian Government Research and Development Program Liability Research, Development, and Computer Software Disclosure [Text Block] Organization and Business Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]