SEATTLE, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign
Combustion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLIR), a leading provider of
industrial combustion technologies that deliver unmatched reduction
of pollutant emissions while improving operational costs, today
announced unanimous approval for funding by the Board of the South
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) during their
September 1, 2017 meeting to
demonstrate ClearSign's Duplex products within the Torrance
Refinery. The collaborative project which includes shared funding
by the air district, ClearSign, and the Torrance Refinery, will
demonstrate ClearSign's Duplex technology as a best available
control technology (BACT) candidate to achieve ultra-low emissions
levels in refinery process heaters and boilers. The project,
as approved, is slated to span one year.
Unlike Duplex, the current state-of-the-art pollution control
systems require costly modifications to plant and equipment and are
often plagued by significant green house gas (GHG) emissions.
Additionally, Duplex has significantly lower operating expenses
than competitive technologies such as selective catalytic reduction
(SCR) and achieves record low emissions without GHG pollution.
Citing this latter fact, the District suggested that when
demonstrated, adoption of ClearSign technology may be much faster
than existing, alternative technologies such as SCR.
There are eight active refineries in the South Coast Air
district. A key element of its regulatory mandate, SCAQMD is
committed to supporting emerging technologies that reduce criteria
pollutants including NOx, CO, and greenhouse gases. ClearSign is a
development company whose mission is the design, development and
supply of combustion control platforms that reduce emissions while
increasing operational efficiency of industrial process
heaters.
"The unanimous vote of the SCAQMD board to sponsor and fund the
demonstration with the Torrance Refinery is validation that our
development and commercialization efforts are paying off and are
being recognized by the most highly respected regulators and
operators in the United States,"
said Steve Pirnat, Chairman and CEO
of ClearSign.
About ClearSign Combustion Corporation
ClearSign Combustion Corporation designs and develops products
and technologies for the purpose of improving key performance
characteristics of combustion systems, including emissions and
operational performance, energy efficiency and overall
cost-effectiveness. Our patented Duplex™ and Electrodynamic
Combustion Control™ platform technologies enhance the performance
of combustion systems in a broad range of markets, including the
energy (upstream oil production and down-stream refining),
commercial/industrial boiler, chemical, petrochemical, and power
industries. For more information, please visit
www.clearsign.com.
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