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Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tires and rubber, building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Americas employs more than 45,000 people across its worldwide operations. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.
Centrus Energy Corp. is a trusted supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants in the United States and around the world. Its mission is to provide reliable and competitive fuel goods and services to meet the needs of its customers, consistent with the highest levels of integrity, safety, and security.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is organized and administered to effectively protect human health and the environment, conserve natural resources, manage state parks and promote overall quality of life in Tennessee.
TDEC exists to enhance the quality of life for citizens of Tennessee and to be stewards of our natural environment by:
- Protecting and improving the quality of Tennessee’s air, land, and water through a responsible regulatory system;
- Protecting and promoting human health and safety;
- Conserving and promoting natural, cultural and historic resources; and
- Providing a variety of quality outdoor recreational experiences.
The TDEC department is committed to providing a cleaner, safer environment that goes hand-in-hand with economic prosperity and increased quality of life in Tennessee. The department delivers on its mission through managing regulatory programs that maintain standards for air, water and soil quality while providing assistance to businesses and communities in areas ranging from recreation to waste management. Its staff also manages the state park system and programs to inventory, interpret and protect Tennessee’s rich natural, historical and archaeological heritage.
As a global specialist in energy management and automation with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Non-residential & Residential Buildings, Industries & Machines Manufacturers, Utilities & Infrastructure and Data Centers & Networks. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 170,000 employees achieved revenues of 30 billion dollars in 2014, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
In Tennessee, Schneider Electric employs more than 1,500 workers in energy management including software development, manufacturing, sales, back office, and more. To help offset a portion of the Group’s energy use, Schneider Electric has a 1 Megawatt solar farm located at their manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee.
From project finance through project development and construction, Bradley’s Energy Team offers expertise in all areas of the global energy industry. Its attorneys have significant experience representing clients in both traditional and renewable energy sectors, including solar, wind, landfill gas, nuclear, natural gas and coal energy projects.
Strata-G, LLC is a team of approximately 200 engineers, scientists, safety professionals, and project managers dedicated to the responsible care of client entrusted resources in the environmental, energy, defense, utilities, and infrastructure sectors.
Ameresco, Inc. is a leading, independent full-service provider of comprehensive energy services including energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades and renewable energy solutions for clients throughout North America. Ameresco helps organizations meet complex energy management challenges with a holistic approach, leveraging, for example, budget neutral solutions like energy savings performance contracts (ESPC). Our scope of services and expertise is broad, and we have unsurpassed experience in utilitizing innovation to add value to our projects. Clean, Green, Sustainable: Ameresco is your trusted sustainability partner!
What began in 1794 as a small college in the Southwest Territory has grown into Tennessee’s flagship university and premier public research institution.
UT Knoxville, which includes the UT Space Institute and the UT Institute of Agriculture, serves the state by educating its citizens, enhancing its culture, and making a difference in people’s lives through research and service.
We embody excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, outreach, and engagement.
Founded in 2011, Silicon Ranch is a fully integrated provider of customized renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions for a diverse set of partners across North America. The company is one of the largest independent power producers in the country, with a portfolio that includes more than five gigawatts of solar and battery storage systems that are contracted, under construction, or operating across the U.S. and Canada. Silicon Ranch owns and operates every project in its portfolio and has maintained an unblemished track record of project execution, having successfully commissioned every project it has contracted in its history. In recognition of its holistic approach to land management, which the company has trademarked Regenerative Energy®, Silicon Ranch was named 2020’s “Most Forward-Thinking” company by Solar Power World. In 2021, Silicon Ranch acquired Clearloop, a carbon solutions platform helping businesses of all sizes reclaim their carbon footprint by supporting the development of new solar projects and expanding access to renewable energy.
At the Baker School, our mission is to educate skilled problem solvers and prepare them to take public leadership roles and help our country solve the biggest challenges of our time. We are the first and only institution of our kind in the State of Tennessee. Our faculty conducts research and works with policymakers to resolve major public policy challenges, and our students have opportunities inside and outside the classroom to build their problem-solving skills so they are ready to build meaningful careers in public service.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the Department of Energy system. ORNL’s scientific programs focus on materials, neutron science, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology and national security.