By Steve Pullins, SVP CTO, AlphaStruxure Did you know there were 540 new microgrids installed in the U.S. during COVID? Currently, there are roughly 1,800 microgrids around our country with […]

We’re shining a light on the impact of solar in Tennessee. The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2022 report predicts that in the next few years, the biggest source of electricity will be […]

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  It has been a monumental year for the advanced energy sector in Tennessee. Ford broke ground on BlueOval City, its largest and most advanced auto […]

For the next few episodes, we will explore the question: “How can we electrify Tennessee?” In the first episode in this mini series, we will discuss how Tennessee plans to […]

Tony Schmitz, Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and ORNL Joint Faculty, and Joannie Harmon, Workforce Director, IACMI Editor’s note: In 2020, the Institute for Advanced Composites Innovation (IACMI) in Knoxville […]

By Doug Adams, Associate Provost, Office of Research, Vanderbilt University and Reinhold Mann, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee institutions are leading the efforts in use-inspired […]

By Tricia Martínez, Managing Director of the Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator The future of the mobility industry is 100% electric. Imagine a future where electrification of everything – […]

By Anna Douglas, Co-Founder and CEO, SkyNano This year has been monumental for SkyNano. In six months, we have gained over $4 million in funding to bring our carbon structures […]

By Amy Henry, Director, Transformative Innovation, and Andrew Campbell, Senior Project Manager, Decarbonization Options Initiative, Tennessee Valley Authority  Earlier this year, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Oak Ridge National Laboratory […]

Have you ever worried about how you’re going to charge your phone today? Probably not. We’ve evolved past traditional landlines and now cell phones are the new normal. We don’t […]

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director In light of Valentine’s Day, I want to share a few advanced energy developments the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council loves and is excited about. […]

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  Upon its founding, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council introduced the unfamiliar term of advanced energy to the state in hopes of supporting this promising […]