ClearSign Receives Fifth Low-Emission Flare Order from an Energy Company in California
Rhea-AI Summary
ClearSign (Nasdaq:CLIR) received an engineering order for a fifth low-emission retrofit enclosed flare burner system from an energy company for deployment in California.
The order covers engineering and product delivery for a total retrofit enclosed flare system in California's San Joaquin Valley, with delivery scheduled for Q3 2026, and expands scope to stack components and control upgrades beyond burner technology.
Positive
- Fifth order received from the same California energy customer
- Delivery scheduled for Q3 2026 for the retrofit enclosed flare system
- Scope expanded to stack components and control upgrades, beyond burner technology
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- Customer concentration: repeat orders tied to a single energy company
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
CLIR’s small 0.66% gain comes while several pollution-control peers show flat to negative moves, and only one peer, ZONE, appeared in momentum scans with a 2.88% upside move and no related news, suggesting today’s action is stock-specific.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 07 | Prelim 2025 earnings | Positive | +27.9% | Record Q4 and full-year 2025 revenue drove strong positive price reaction. |
| Nov 19 | Q3 2025 update | Positive | -4.5% | Multiple new orders and hydrogen-testing news but shares fell on the update. |
| Nov 06 | Q3 call announcement | Neutral | -2.2% | Scheduled Q3 2025 conference call and filing plans; modest negative move followed. |
| Nov 04 | Burner order Texas | Positive | +1.2% | New ClearSign Core M25 burner order for a mid-stream facility in West Texas. |
| Oct 28 | Burner order NM | Positive | +8.6% | M25 burner order tied to a NOx reduction project in New Mexico midstream market. |
Commercial wins and strong revenue updates have often led to positive price reactions, though an operational update in late 2025 saw a negative divergence.
Over the last few months, ClearSign combined commercial traction with listing-compliance pressures. A preliminary 2025 update on Jan 7, 2026 highlighted record Q4 revenue of ≈$3.6 million and ≈$5.2 million for 2025, and the stock rose 27.85%. Multiple burner and flare orders in late 2025, including M25 deployments in Texas and New Mexico, generally supported positive moves, except a broader Q3 2025 operational update on Nov 19, 2025, which coincided with a -4.46% decline. Today’s fifth flare order continues that commercial-order theme.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights a fifth low-emission retrofit flare order from a California energy customer, with delivery planned for the third quarter of 2026. It extends ClearSign’s shift from single burners into full enclosed flare systems and control upgrades. In recent filings, the company has also focused on regaining Nasdaq compliance, including a proposed reverse split, and maintaining access to capital, factors that frame execution and order-flow risk alongside this customer validation.
Key Terms
retrofit technical
enclosed flare system technical
ultra-low-NOx technical
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Order Entails Full System Retrofit
TULSA, OKLAHOMA / ACCESS Newswire / February 17, 2026 / ClearSign Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:CLIR) ("ClearSign" or the "Company"), a leader in advanced combustion and sensing technologies that help industrial operators dramatically reduce emissions, increase efficiency and safety, and support the use of cleaner fuels including hydrogen, today announces it received an engineering order for a fifth low-emission retrofit flare burner and the other components of the enclosed system from an energy company for deployment in California.
"We're pleased to continue to supply this key customer with advanced flaring solutions to modernize their fleet and operate within California's clean air standards," said Jim Deller, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ClearSign. "This is the fifth ClearSign flare for this customer. This retrofit system is comprehensive and has been designed to fit within their existing structure, which illustrates the increasing versatility of ClearSign's offerings. We believe that this continued relationship serves as further validation for this product line and positions us as a trusted provider of next-generation, ultra-low-NOx combustion technology solutions."
The order covers engineering and product delivery for a total retrofit enclosed flare system at a production facility in California's San Joaquin Valley, scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2026. The scope of the order includes upgraded flare technology, stack components, and control upgrades, further expanding ClearSign's engagement beyond burner technology and into broader emission and system integration solutions.
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.
For further information:
Investor Relations:
Matthew Selinger
Firm IR Group for ClearSign
+1 415-572-8152
mselinger@firmirgroup.com
Cautionary note on forward-looking statements
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SOURCE: ClearSign Technologies
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