English Toll Free : + 1 (888) 246-6999 + 1 (951) 272-6999 info@cai3.com HOME ABOUT CAI PRODUCTS SERVICES APPLICATIONS CAREERS CONTACT / REQUEST A QUOTE 80MW Power Plant in Benin, West Aftrica: A turnkey project engineered, manufactured and installed by CAI. 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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 details on Spirit™ Power Generation Systems. See Press Release... Read more... Schneider Electric Awards Combined Heat & Power Project to Combustion Associates, Inc. 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 the awarded contract, CAI provides systems integration for the following major equipment and integrates them with the rest of the CHP plant: Power generation systems Heat recovery steam generation (HRSG) Packaged control module Logistics Start-up and commissioning. See Press Release.... Read more... Ms. Kusum Kavia, Co-Founder and President of Combustion Associates, Inc., selected 2020 Small Business Exporter of the Year 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, Calif. CAI was cofounded by Kusum and Mukund Kavia in 1991. The company provides cutting edge engineering and advanced manufacturing solutions to the Energy and Process industries. CAI has two key product lines: Power Generation Systems, including their signature brand Spirit™, and Process Systems. In the Power Division, CAI specializes in modular and stationery containerized power generation systems that operate continuously – 24/7, are cost effective and energy efficient. In the Process Division, CAI provides skid-mounted automated process equipment for various industries and applications. CAI is a power generating company with multifaceted specialties, and Kusum Kavia is behind the company’s successful ventures in exporting their products around the world. CAI generates 48% of its sales from exports. This did not come overnight, but through Kavia’s laser focused strategy. Kavia established export opportunities in numerous markets abroad, including Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, Canada, and China. As CAI’s entrepreneurial leader, Kavia established meaningful relationships with U.S. government agencies and various state agencies to leverage their program and services, including the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Small Business Administration. She has been able to tap into their programs to access to capital, government contracting, bonding, and government guarantees. Kavia has become respected and well-known for her expertise on exporting, and she is often sought out to share her knowledge. She has consulted for the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), and she is frequently invited to be a keynote speaker at small business events. Currently, Kavia is a member of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State Entrepreneurial Task Force. Under Kavia’s leadership, CAI received the President’s “E” Award for Export Service in 2011, and the “E” Star Award for Exports in 2016. In 2014, President Obama praised Kavia’s leadership at the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit. The SBA Orange County / Inland Empire District is honored to recognize Kusum Kavia as our Small Business Exporter of the Year. ### About the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and is a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses, and recover from disasters. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. To learn more about SBA, visit www.sba.gov. About the Orange County / Inland Empire District Office The Orange County / Inland Empire District Office, under the leadership and vision of J. Adalberto Quijada, District Director, is responsible for the delivery of SBA programs and services in the Southern California counties of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino. Located in Santa Ana near John Wayne Airport, the office and its staff facilitate understanding and access to SBA loan programs; coordinate and conduct hundreds of training sessions and special events annually such as matchmaking forums and loan workshops; and manage a portfolio of nearly 100 businesses enrolled in the agency’s 8(a) business development program.... Read more... CAI is Official Packager of Vericor Industrial Gas Turbines 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 granted CAI exclusive rights for sale, distribution and maintenance support for the African continent and non-exclusive rights for the Americas CAI will specifically package Vericor’s ASE40 and ASE50 gas turbines and market them as CAI Spirit™3 MW and CAI Spirit™3.5 MW packaged power generation systems. The Spirit™ is CAI’s in-house developed line of gas turbine based modular power generation solutions. They are available in 1 MW, 2 MW, 6MW, 8MW, 10 MW, 12 MW and now 3 MW and 3.5 MW sizes as both stationary and mobile, trailer-mounted, units Both Vericor turbines operate on natural gas and liquid fuels. Spirit™3 and 3.5, like other units in this line, shall be low emission-high efficiency solutions, much desired in the global market today. Both models will also be ideal for simple cycle, combined cycle and combined heat and power applications functioning at 75-80% overall efficiency. About Vericor Vericor, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, is a manufacturer of aero-derivative marine and industrial gas turbines. Its products are military certified and designed to operate in the harshest of environmental conditions. Industrial versions of these turbines are used in a variety of power generation applications, and mechanical drive applications driving compressors and hydraulic fracturing pumps. Vericor is a full-service gas turbine OEM with an installed base of over 1000 gas turbines operating around the globe. Vericor is a wholly owned subsidiary of German company MTU Aero Engines, a $5B per year company that has over 11,000 employees in 15 locations worldwide. Richard Clinton, President of Vericor, said: “CAI is a well-recognized industry leader in packaging and selling small to medium size gas turbines in a wide variety of applications. Their solutions are well designed, workmanship is of the highest quality and pricing is very competitive, making their line of Spirit™ products one of the best values in the industry. We are excited to be working with them.” About CAI CAI has been serving industrial and government clients in the U.S. and internationally for over 30 years and specializes in the engineering, manufacturing and packaging of cost-effective and energy-efficient gas turbine power generation systems and complex process systems. The company’s signature product is the Spirit™ line of 1MW – 12 MW gas turbine generators. These modular, skid-mounted and trailer-mounted units, employ plug-n-play capabilities that are ideal for easy, on-site power generation or connection to the grid. Kusum Kavia, President of CAI stated: “We are extremely happy and honored to join hands with Vericor on this venture. With the exceptional quality and performance of their turbines, it’s a great fit for both companies and addresses the on-site distributed power needs of our clients.”... 1 2 3 4 View more CAI videos. Copyright © 2015-2021 Combustion Associates Inc. | Sitemap UA-48153536-1