TULSA,
Okla., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign
Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: CLIR) ("ClearSign" or the
"Company"), an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing
technologies that improve energy, operational efficiency and safety
while dramatically reducing emissions, announces today that the
Company's process burner performance in certain currently operating
client installations have been assessed as part of the South Coast
Air Quality Management District of California (SCAQMD) periodic public
participation process to enhance existing Best Available Control
Technology (BACT) determinations and its results have contributed
to the establishment of new BACT emissions limits for both single
and multi-burner configurations.
"We believe that having the performance of ClearSign's Core
Burner technology from operational customer heaters assessed and
utilized to establish new BACT limits is a significant endorsement
of our capabilities and the value of both the effectiveness and
practicality of the emissions controlling technology that ClearSign
provides," said Jim Deller, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of
ClearSign. "While BACT is officially an emissions performance and
not technology-specific, we believe the fact that our process
burner technology has raised the bar in what now qualifies to be
the best available emissions controlling technology will be
recognized by both customers and also regulators across the country
when considering new regulatory standards and individual customer
permits."
"In addition to these process burner BACT performance
determinations, the BACT limit for boiler burners greater than
500hp was also reduced to 2.5ppm NOx based on data from a boiler
with a selective catalytic reduction unit (SCR) fitted, which is
the same NOx level that ClearSign's technology has demonstrated in
formal testing without the need for an SCR providing a more
economical solution. We consider this BACT revision to also be
beneficial for the future development of ClearSign's business,"
concluded Dr. Deller.
These new BACT determinations were approved by the board of
SCAQMD on February 2, 2024 based upon
analysis and recommendations made by the Scientific Review
Committee consisting of regulators from SCAQMD, California Air
Resources Board (CARB), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 9 and other industry representatives.
BACT guidelines are periodically updated by SCAQMD to reflect
advancements in technology and to ensure affected equipment utilize
the most efficient technologies. According to SCAQMD, BACT is the
most stringent emission limitation or control technique for a class
and category of equipment that is: "Achieved In Practice," or
"Contained In a State Implementation Plan" (SIP), or
"Technologically Feasible." BACT official guidelines are published
by SCAQMD for commonly permitted equipment based on category or
class of source. Source is defined in the BACT guidelines as an
individual permit unit, such as an engine, boiler, spray booth,
etc. The BACT guidelines are based on the technical feasibility
considered for the class and category of source, and they are a
major element of New Source Review (NSR). During the permitting
process, NSR analysis is performed for new sources, relocated
sources as well as modifications to existing sources.
About ClearSign Technologies Corporation
ClearSign Technologies Corporation designs and develops products
and technologies for the purpose of improving key performance
characteristics of industrial and commercial systems, including
operational performance, energy efficiency, emission reduction,
safety and overall cost-effectiveness. Our patented technologies,
embedded in established OEM products as ClearSign Core™ and
ClearSign Eye™ and other sensing configurations, enhance the
performance of combustion systems and fuel safety systems in a
broad range of markets, including the energy (upstream oil
production and down-stream refining), commercial/industrial boiler,
chemical, petrochemical, transport and power industries. For more
information, please visit www.clearsign.com.
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statements included in this press release on its current
expectations on the Company's strategy, plans, intentions,
performance, or future occurrences or results, the information on
which such expectations were based may change. These
forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions
concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our
control, that could cause actual results to materially differ from
such statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors
include, but are not limited to our ability to successfully
complete installations of our products, whether our process burner
technology and products are accepted and adopted by its customers
and intended users, changes in GHG emission control applicable
federal and state laws and regulations, general business and
economic conditions, the performance of management and our
employees, our ability to obtain financing, competition, whether
our technology will be accepted and adopted and other factors
identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov and
other factors that are detailed in our periodic and current reports
available for review at www.sec.gov. Furthermore, we operate in a
competitive environment where new and unanticipated risks may
arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on
forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We
disclaim any intention to, and, except as may be required by law,
undertake no obligation to, update or revise forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently
occur or of which we hereafter become aware.
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