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who are also involved in our client’s emissions
reduction project.”
CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES, March 29, 2022
New Fortress Energy files
permit application to deploy

its Fast LNG solution in the

US Gulf of Mexico

New Fortress Energy today announced that
it has concurrently filed applications with the
US Maritime Administration, the US Coast
Guard and US Department of Energy to
request all necessary permits and regulatory
approvals to site, construct and operate a new
offshore LNG liquefaction terminal off the
disruption — punctuated by the tightening ClearSign Technologies coast of Louisiana with a capacity of exporting
of global crude supplies — pose complex approximately 145bn cubic feet of natural gas
operational challenges that call for advanced, announces initial order for per year, equivalent to approximately 2.8mn
forward-looking solutions. tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG.
Motiva is collaborating with Kyndryl to multi heater project from “This announcement demonstrates the
continue to strengthen its IT services and flexibility, efficiency and significance of
operational efficiencies by shifting more of California refinery our innovative Fast LNG solution to bring
its business into a cloud-based environment. more affordable, reliable and cleaner fuels to
In doing so, the company is delivering ClearSign Technologies, an emerging customers around the world,” said Wes Edens,
technology efficiency for employees, improved leader in industrial combustion and sensing Chairman and CEO of NFE. “This is a big
backend workflows, and high value to its technologies that improve energy, operational step in the growth of our Fast LNG portfolio,
customers in today’s increasingly complex efficiency and safety while dramatically which will include both tolling liquefaction for
energy market. reducing emissions, today announced that it high credit worthy partners like ENI as well
Kyndryl and Motiva are operationalising has received an initial engineering order from as market volumes from our merchant assets
a hybrid, multi-cloud environment that will a large independent national refiner as the like these. With rapid deployment, this project
enable Motiva’s “cloud first” strategy for first phase of a project to retrofit two process can play a significant role in supporting our
new applications and drive infrastructure heaters for a total of twenty ClearSign Core™ nation’s commitment to our European allies
modernisation for business-critical workloads. burners in one of their California refineries. and their energy security as well as support
Kyndryl is also leveraging data analytics Similar to other announced process our efforts to reduce emissions and energy
and workflow automation to help accelerate burner projects, this project will consist of poverty around the world.”
Motiva’s IT service management capabilities. multiple phases. The first is this order, which The project will be located in federal waters
“As supply chain uncertainty continues to consists of engineering, drafting and CFD approximately 16 miles off the southeast
create disruptions for businesses across the (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modelling coast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and will access
globe, Motiva has found it more critical than of ClearSign Core burners operating in the abundant US gas supply by leveraging existing
ever to transform its IT services, increase destination heaters. The following phases of infrastructure. Procurement of all long-lead
IT operational efficiencies, and enhance this project are expected to include a physical materials is complete and modular assembly
digital workplace services,” said Anthony “first article” full size burner demonstration, of equipment is underway. Subject to the
Dayao, Motiva chief information officer. “Our then the supply of twenty burners to be receipt of all required permits and approvals,
partnership with Kyndryl is an important installed in the California refinery heaters. NFE targets beginning operations in the first
step on the path to better optimise IT “We are excited to announce the start of quarter of 2023.
operational costs while advancing our digital another multi heater project comprised of NFE’s Fast LNG liquefaction design pairs
transformation strategy.” a total of twenty ClearSign Core burners, the latest advancements in modular, midsize
“As Motiva continues to evolve its business this time to deliver exceptionally low liquefaction technology with jack up rigs
to meet the needs of today’s oil and gas airborne emissions for our client in the or similar offshore infrastructure to enable
market, we’re working hand in hand to help California market,” said Jim Deller, Ph. D, a much lower cost and faster deployment
them propel business growth and gain critical CEO of ClearSign. “This is expected to be schedule than today’s floating liquefaction
efficiencies,” said Matt Milton, president of our largest process burner project to date, vessels and onshore liquefaction terminals.
Kyndryl US. “By harnessing the combination and it is also our first order from this large, With the recent announcement by the
of Kyndryl’s cloud and digital workplace independent US refiner. We are encouraged United States and European Commission
expertise, Motiva is able to address its most to see continued and increasing traction in to ensure additional LNG volumes for
pressing business objectives while driving the California market, which is a major focus the EU, LNG production off the coast of
forward its longer-term transformation goals.” for us; and in addition the engagement and Louisiana can support the EU’s goal to end
KYNDRYL, March 31, 2022 support of the global engineering companies its dependence on Russian fossil fuels as

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