Public engineering firm profile
Covington, LA
Boiler, combustion, thermal, and steam systems engineering.
Clear Process Engineering & Technology (CPE) is an industrial engineering practice focused on boilers, combustion systems, thermal equipment, steam and condensate systems, and industrial energy infrastructure. Founded in 2015 from the former engineering department of a biomass boiler OEM, CPE delivers requirements-driven support from feasibility studies and energy audits through detailed engineering, procurement support, project management, commissioning, field technical services, and reality capture. The launched public site positions CPE around 500+ delivered projects, work across six continents, a 93% repeat-business rate, and project-capex experience from single-boiler audits to full boiler-island engineering and commissioning.
Industrial energy audits that quantify losses, identify likely root causes, and prioritize corrective actions for maintenance and capital planning.
Technical and economic studies that compare paths forward before committing capital.
Construction-ready multi-discipline engineering packages for boiler systems, process plants, and industrial infrastructure.
Engineering-led EPCm, owner representation, procurement coordination, construction management, commissioning, and project controls for industrial installations.
On-site engineering for boilers, combustion systems, thermal equipment, emissions testing, commissioning, and condition assessment.
Industrial 3D laser scanning, drone photogrammetry, and LiDAR for brownfield engineering, clash detection, fabrication drawings, and as-built documentation.
Combustion technology selection, design, troubleshooting, tuning, and retrofit engineering for biomass, multi-fuel, and conventional fuels.
Boiler engineering from furnace to feedwater for watertube, firetube, HRSG, biomass, natural gas, multi-fuel, and hydrogen-ready applications.
Air pollution control engineering for combustion systems, fuels, process conditions, and permit requirements.
Custom heat-transfer equipment and heat-recovery systems engineered to ASME code for fouling, temperature, and corrosion conditions.
South America | Biomass & Bioenergy
Complete BFB boiler design for a South American biomass facility using high-moisture fuel, custom combustion engineering, and heat-transfer design.
View project sourceBiomass & Bioenergy
Debottlenecking and capacity-limit study for a biomass boiler, structured around subsystem-level constraints and prioritized improvement opportunities.
View project sourcePacific Northwest, USA | A Regional Biochar Producer | Biomass & Bioenergy
Pyrolysis yield analysis and heat-and-mass-balance study for a regional biochar producer, identifying process and equipment constraints and engineering a path to increase production capacity from 0.775 TPH toward 1.75 to 2.5 TPH.
View project sourceChemicals
Root-cause investigation of a steam contamination issue, tracing the pathway to its source and supporting corrective action.
View project sourcePresident & Principal Engineer
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Founder of CPE and former chief engineer at a biomass boiler OEM. His experience spans boiler design, combustion systems, balance-of-plant engineering, process engineering, project management, and commissioning of stoker, bubbling fluidized bed, and circulating fluidized bed boiler systems across multiple continents.
Director of Operations
Former boiler OEM engineering executive with deep experience in package boilers, watertube boilers, HRSGs, waste heat boilers, engineering operations, commercial management, and project execution.
Lead Designer
Former biomass boiler OEM design manager focused on solid-fuel boiler design, 3D modeling, FEA, equipment specifications, pressure parts, structural steel, material handling, and piping.
Senior Project Engineer
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Mechanical engineer with experience in process, project, and design engineering, ASME Section I and VIII code design, finite element analysis, pipe stress analysis, construction management, and field-facing engineering.
Project Engineer
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Project engineer with a renewable energy background and field experience in combustion tuning, boiler optimization, heat and mass balances, P&IDs, energy audits, UT testing, 3D laser scanning, and drone surveys.
Project Engineer
E.I.
Project engineer supporting heat and mass balances, process design, procurement, equipment specification, field scanning, and analytical tools for industrial energy and boiler projects.
Project Engineer
E.I.
Mechanical engineer focused on equipment and instrument specification, pipe stress analysis, process design, controls and automation, combustion tuning, commissioning, and field instrumentation work.
Design Manager
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Design manager coordinating piping design, 3D modeling, equipment layouts, pipe routing, structural steel layout, fabrication drawings, laser scanning, drone surveys, and multi-discipline design workflows.
Senior Designer
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Senior designer with experience in 3D modeling, piping design, structural steel, air systems, detailed drawing packages, P&IDs, laser scanning, UT testing, and field data collection.
CPE has been an invaluable partner for our biomass power generation plant, delivering timely and impactful results across numerous projects and repairs. Their team is refreshingly honest, possesses extensive knowledge of our systems, and excels at identifying profitable improvements. Support and response times have been exceptional; they've assisted us from halfway across the world in the middle of the night. Something that stood out to me was CPE's adaptability. While I'm certain they hold their own in a room full of engineers, I've always appreciated how clearly they communicate with our operations and maintenance groups, listening to everyone's thoughts and ideas. The resulting increase in reliability alone has been proof we engaged with the right people. We are excited to continue working with them to achieve our facility's goals.
We're pleased with the biomass boiler Clear Process designed for us. They took time to understand our detailed fuel situation, operational constraints, and team feedback. The result has been better fuel efficiency and lower emissions than we expected. Our maintenance team also finds it much easier to work with. The difference compared to our previous equipment is significant. We've enjoyed working with them and the ongoing collaboration and support.