ClearSign Named Finalist In 2014 West Coast Oil & Gas Awards

SEATTLE, Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign Combustion Corporation CLIR, an emerging leader in combustion and emissions control technology for industrial, commercial and utility markets, announced today it was selected as a finalist for the 2014 West Coast Oil & Gas Awards, an industry initiative to recognize forward-thinking organizations across the industry.

ClearSign was shortlisted in the "New Technology Development of the Year" category for advancements in the emissions control space with its Duplex™ Tile technology. The selection comes in the wake of ClearSign's recent announcement of a field test agreement with Aera Energy LLC, one of California's largest oil and gas producers, to demonstrate its next-generation NOx emissions control technology in California's San Joaquin Valley.

"We are honored to have been selected as a finalist in the category of New Technology Development of the Year from among such a distinguished group of our peers," said ClearSign CEO, Rick Rutkowski. We believe that ClearSign's Duplex Tile technology can indeed have a significant impact in the oil and gas industry by achieving next-generation NOx emissions control combined with major performance improvements that can enable reduced cost and increased capacity in upstream, midstream and downstream operations. We are grateful for this early recognition of our achievement."

Judged by more than 110 senior executives from midstream and exploration and production companies, the West Coast Oil & Gas Awards saw over 120 companies participate across multiple categories. The Awards champion companies that display best practices in the key areas of operational excellence, environmental stewardship, corporate social responsibility and excellence in health & safety.

Winners of the West Coast Oil & Gas Awards will be announced at the Oil & Gas Awards Gala Dinner in Bakersfield, Calif. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. The gala concludes the West Coast Industry Summit, an event held for participating companies and organizations that have an interest in the region.

About ClearSign Combustion Corporation

ClearSign Combustion Corporation designs and develops technologies that aim to improve key performance characteristics of combustion systems including energy efficiency, emissions control, fuel flexibility and overall cost effectiveness. Our Duplex™ Tile and Electrodynamic Combustion Control™ (ECC™) platform technologies improve control of flame shape and heat transfer and optimize the complex chemical reactions that occur during combustion in order to minimize harmful emissions. For more information about the Company, please visit www.clearsign.com

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SOURCE ClearSign Combustion Corporation