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 […]

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 […]

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 Stan Johnson, Executive Director and Founder, and JD Jackson, Chief Operating Officer, SEEED What does a thriving community look like? At SEEED, we believe a thriving community is possible […]

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  There is so much to celebrate in the advanced energy sector today. From three cleantech accelerators in the East Tennessee region to innovative technology coming […]

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  I get really excited when people and organizations find new ways of addressing old or persistent issues in the advanced energy sector. Whether that’s developing […]

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 […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently invited public comment on the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) about providing a power supply to the Memphis Regional Megasite and the surrounding area […]

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  Advanced energy innovation and entrepreneurs drive Tennessee’s economic growth.  The industry contributes $45.8 billion to our state GDP and outpaces the growth of the state’s […]