ClearSign Technologies Corporation Receives Purchase Order for Flare for California Project

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ClearSign Technologies (Nasdaq: CLIR) has secured a purchase order for a flare retrofit from a returning energy company customer in California, following the completion of an engineering order. The flare will be installed at a production facility in the San Joaquin Valley. The equipment is scheduled for fabrication and shipment in Q2 2025.

The company's CEO, Jim Deller, highlighted this order as an indicator of growing opportunities for ClearSign's emissions reduction technologies. Their flaring products and enclosed combustors provide solutions for clean disposal of unusable hydrocarbons, with increasing interest observed in upstream production applications and biofuel sectors.

Positive

• Secured new order from returning customer
• Growing market opportunities in emissions reduction technology
• Expanding presence in California's regulated market
• Increasing interest in flaring products from upstream and biofuel sectors

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• None.

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Industrial Technology Analyst

ClearSign's new flare retrofit order from a returning California energy customer represents a strategic win in a highly regulated market where emissions standards are among the nation's strictest. The San Joaquin Valley location is particularly significant, as this region faces some of California's most challenging air quality issues, creating regulatory pressure that drives demand for CLIR's solutions.

This repeat business signals two important developments: customer satisfaction with previous installations and the potential for an emerging pattern of recurring revenue from existing clients seeking to upgrade multiple facilities. While the company hasn't disclosed the order value, even modest orders are meaningful for a microcap company with $39M market capitalization operating in growth mode.

The CEO's mention of "resurgence of interest" in flaring products suggests a potential inflection point in market adoption. This interest spans both traditional oil & gas operations and the rapidly growing biofuels sector, effectively doubling CLIR's addressable market. The biofuels angle is particularly noteworthy as it aligns with broader decarbonization initiatives receiving substantial government support.

From a competitive standpoint, ClearSign's technology appears to be gaining traction in a specialized niche where regulatory compliance is non-negotiable and technical solutions are The Q2 2025 delivery timeline indicates a healthy backlog developing, which should provide improved revenue visibility for investors tracking CLIR's commercialization progress.

This order represents another data point in ClearSign's gradual transition from technology development to commercial execution - the critical phase that will ultimately determine whether their innovative emissions control solutions can translate into sustainable financial performance.

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: CLIR) ("ClearSign" or the "Company"), an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing technologies that support decarbonization, improve operational and energy efficiency, enable the use of hydrogen as a fuel and enhance safety while dramatically reducing emissions, announces that, following the completion of the engineering order, the Company has received the purchase order for a flare from an energy company for use in California. 

"We are happy to receive this order not only because it is for a returning customer seeking an emissions solution, but also because we believe it is an indication of a growing opportunity for ClearSign and our leading emissions reduction technologies," said Jim Deller, Ph.D., Chief Executive Office of ClearSign. "Our flaring products, and enclosed combustors, are another innovative solution that we can provide to our clients to meet their clear air goals and permitting requirements. To put it simply, they provide a clean means to dispose of unusable hydrocarbons, and we are seeing a resurgence of interest in this product line in the markets we support, particularly in traditional upstream production applications and producers and users of a variety of biofuels."

This order is for the equipment for a flare retrofit to be installed at a production facility. The final product is expected to be fabricated and shipped in the second quarter of 2025 to be installed at the customer's site in the San Joaquin Valley of California.

About ClearSign Technologies Corporation

ClearSign Technologies Corporation designs and develops products and technologies for the purpose of decarbonization and improving key performance characteristics of industrial and commercial systems, including operational performance, energy efficiency, emission reduction, safety, the use of hydrogen as a fuel 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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SOURCE ClearSign Technologies Corporation

FAQ

When will ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) deliver the new flare order for California?

The flare equipment is expected to be fabricated and shipped in Q2 2025 for installation in San Joaquin Valley, California.

What type of equipment did ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) receive an order for?

CLIR received an order for a flare retrofit equipment to be installed at a production facility.

Where will the new ClearSign Technologies (CLIR) flare be installed?

The flare will be installed at a production facility in the San Joaquin Valley of California.

What markets show increased interest in ClearSign's (CLIR) flaring products?

Traditional upstream production applications and producers/users of various biofuels are showing renewed interest in CLIR's flaring products.