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Clear Processes.
Clear Process Engineering is a specialist firm built on combustion, boiler, and thermal systems engineering. Our team came from the OEM side - designing, fabricating, and commissioning the technology we continue to develop today. We also engineer around other manufacturers' equipment in our clients' facilities, bringing the same design-level depth to every engagement regardless of whose nameplate is on the system. With projects delivered across six continents, our starting point is always the fuel, emissions, operating conditions, and project objectives.
Our Mission
To keep industrial steam and energy systems running safely, efficiently, and profitably through rigorous, independent engineering.
OUR STORY
Founded by Boiler OEM Engineers
Clear Process Engineering was founded in 2015 in Covington, Louisiana, by the core engineering and design team of a leading biomass boiler OEM. Our engineers spent years designing stoker, BFB, and CFB boilers for industrial and utility clients across the Americas and Europe. We designed boilers, sized superheaters, engineered combustion air systems, and commissioned the equipment we built.
We started CPE because we saw a gap. Plant owners and operators were making significant capital decisions about their thermal and steam systems, but the engineering available to them came in two flavors: large generalist firms that treated boilers and combustion as one more discipline among dozens, or OEMs whose engineering was limited to the equipment they manufactured. Neither could offer the combination of design-level depth across multiple technologies and the flexibility to supply equipment, engineer around existing assets, or do both on the same project.
We believed there was room for a different kind of firm: one with genuine OEM-depth engineering that also continues to develop and supply its own proven technology. A firm where the same engineer who designs a combustion system also tunes it in the field. A firm that can supply the boiler, the combustion system, or the emissions controls when its technology is the right fit but also engineer around third-party equipment with the same design-level authority when the project calls for it.
That’s what CPE has been for the past decade. Since founding, we’ve grown from a combustion and process engineering consultancy into a multi-discipline firm delivering full engineering, procurement, and construction management services. We’ve delivered projects across six continents, from single-boiler audits to complete greenfield boiler island installations. Our clients return because we earn the next project by delivering on this one.
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Projects Delivered
Audits, Studies, and Engineering Packages Across Six Continents
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Years of Operation
Repeat clients in wood products, food processing, biomass power, carbon capture, and chemical manufacturing
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Project Capex Range
From single-boiler audits to full boiler island engineering and commissioning
LEADERSHIP
Built on Decades of Boiler OEM Experience
CPE's leadership team brings direct experience from boiler OEM product development, multi-discipline project execution, and plant operations.
CORE TEAM
Engineers, Designers, and Field Specialists
Our core staff is supported by a network of specialist consultants for civil, structural, and controls disciplines, giving us the depth to staff multi-discipline projects without carrying overhead.
QUALIFICATIONS
Engineering Tools and Credentials
PE-licensed across multiple US states and British Columbia. In-house capabilities in 3D scanning, 3D modeling, CFD, FEA, pipe stress, structural/foundation design, ARC flash analysis, and controls - so analysis informs design decisions before they become expensive changes in the field.
Professional engineering licenses
Registered PE in multiple US states and British Columbian P.Eng. All deliverables stamped and sealed by a licensed professional engineer.
ASME code design
Section I (power boilers), Section VIII Div. 1 and 2 (pressure vessels), B31.1 (power piping), B31.3 (process piping), and PTC-4 (boiler performance testing).
3D modeling and reality capture
In-house terrestrial laser scanning, drone LiDAR, and photogrammetry. New designs modeled directly over measured geometry for brownfield accuracy.
Advanced analysis
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), pipe stress analysis, pressure relief/safety valve sizing, structural design, and pressure vessel design.
Controls and automation
PLC programming, HMI development, SAMA logic diagrams, controls narrative, I/O lists, trips/permissives/interlocks, PID loop tuning, and instrument specifications.
Field equipment
Ultrasonic thickness testing, flue gas analysis, IR thermography, combustion analysis, transmitters and control valves spanning/calibration, and ultrasonic air leak detection for on-site assessments.
THE CPE DIFFERENCE
Why Clients Choose CPE
Our competitive advantage comes from the combination of OEM engineering roots, technology-agnostic problem solving, and a business model built around long-term client relationships.
Former boiler OEM engineering team
Our engineers come from boiler OEM product development and deployment backgrounds. That means practical design experience with the equipment we now audit, troubleshoot, and engineer for our clients.
Technology-agnostic approach
We start with requirements, not a product catalog. Our recommendations are based on what the project actually needs - not influenced by vendor partnerships or equipment lines.
Full-lifecycle capability
From initial feasibility studies and energy audits through detailed engineering, construction oversight, commissioning, and ongoing fired asset optimization. One engineering partner from concept to commercial operations.
Global project experience
Projects delivered across six continents, with fixed presences in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. Our performance models, fuel classifications, and design standards have been proven across a wide range of international operating conditions, fuels, and regulatory environments.
Relationship-driven business model
We are responsive, flexible on scope when it serves long-term relationships, and focused on mutual success. Most of our work comes from repeat clients who return because we earned it on the last project, not because of a contract obligation or a multi-year retainer.
Industrial Electrification Expertise
We engineer electric heat pumps, MVR, electric and partially electrified boilers, condensing economizers, and solar thermal systems alongside conventional fired equipment - giving our clients access to the full spectrum of thermal energy options from a single engineering team.
GHG Reduction and Energy Efficiency
We deliver GHG reduction and energy efficiency programs from benchmarking through capital project implementation - starting with operational improvements before moving to alternative energy and carbon capture.
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OUR SERVICES
Engineering Depth Across the Project Lifecycle
From initial assessment through construction-ready deliverables - boilers, combustion systems, steam and condensate, emissions control, and energy infrastructure.