Combustion Associates, Inc. (CAI), today announced that Heliogen, Inc. (Heliogen), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, has selected CAI to support Heliogen in its mission to decarbonize major industrial operations with concentrated sunlight. The collaboration focuses on the design and build of the sCO2 test facility that can be used to power industrial…
The 10 MW Combined Heat and Power Plant that Schneider Electric awarded to CAI in April 2021 is nearing completion. The power plant is located on the U.S. Yokota Air Base in Japan. CAI was equipment supplier and integrator to Schneider Electric, the prime contractor. This infrastructure improvement project is part of the U.S. Government’s…
CAI recently signed an agency agreement to partner with Contracting and Marine Services Company S.A.K. (CMS) based in Kuwait for the sale of its power generation systems and services to customers in Kuwait and the Middle East region. This agreement gives CMS exclusive rights to sell CAI products and services in Kuwait and for the…
Combustion Associates, Inc. (CAI) is selected as the packager for SGT-50 gas turbine by Siemens. CAI will package Siemens’ SGT-50 gas turbine into its Spirit™2 package for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The California-based business signed a packaging and distribution agreement with Siemens Energy at the end of 2020. Visit Products section of this website for…
CAI was selected and awarded a contract by Schneider Electric as the system integrator for the 10 MW Combined Heat & Power Plant for the Yokota Air Base (YAB), Japan. This project is part of the U.S. Government’s $167M Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to increase the energy resiliency of the air force base. Under…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration, Orange County / Inland Empire District Office is pleased to announce Kusum Kavia, Co-Founder and President of Combustion Associates, Inc. (CAI), as the 2020 Small Business Exporter of the Year. Kavia was nominated by Mukund Kavia, Chairman and CEO of CAI. The business is in Corona,…
California based Combustion Associates Inc. (CAI) is pleased to announce its recent signing of a CAI-Vericor Packaging Agreement. This Agreement will allow CAI to package Vericor’s gas turbines into complete power generation systems for use here in the US and for overseas emerging markets where electricity is in short supply and high demand. Vericor has…
Corona, California, USA — Ms. Kusum Kavia, co-founder and president of Corona, California based Combustion Associates Inc. (CAI) has recently been appointed to two federal government advisory councils. She will serve a two-year term on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Investment Advisory Council (IAC) and a one-year term on the U.S. EXIM Bank’s Sub-Saharan Africa…
CAI President Kusum Kavia offered valuable tips to attendees on how to market their products and services to an international clientele as a speaker on the panel titled Marketing for Manufacturers & Exporting for Growth. This was one of five panels that formed a crucial segment at the Second Annual Inland Empire Women in Manufacturing…
Ultimate Solution for Accurate Steam Temperature Control. CAI recently designed and manufactured a desuperheater for a multinational company focused on the oil, gas and chemical, and power and process industries. Over the years, CAI has built this very vital skid mounted process system for several refineries based both in the United States and in overseas…