Episode 25: Mark Brown of WastAway

Oct 8, 2024

About the Episode Thank you to the WastAway team for making this episode possible. Host Cortney Piper had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Brown, CEO of WastAway, a green tech company that takes something […]

Episode 24: Mitchell Ishmael of Shift Thermal

Sep 10, 2024

Episode Description Host Cortney Piper interviews Mitchell Ishmael, Shift Thermal’s co-founder and chief technology officer. In the episode, Mitch discusses the company’s advanced thermal energy storage solution and the company milestones, including their […]

Episode 17: Jennifer Safavian of Autos Drive America

Feb 6, 2024

Episode Description Host Cortney Piper interviews Jennifer Safavian, President and Chief Executive Officer of Autos Drive America. Autos Drive America’s mission is to grow the U.S. automotive industry by advocating for and defending […]

Celebrating TAEBC’s 2023 accomplishments

Dec 15, 2023

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  It’s an incredible time to be involved in the advanced energy industry in Tennessee.  In August, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced a $25 billion investment […]

Episode 13: Julian Spector of Canary Media

Oct 10, 2023

Episode Description In the first episode of Season 2, Host Cortney Piper interviews Julian Spector, senior reporter at Canary Media, an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to […]

Trailer: Welcome to Energizing Tennessee

Sep 12, 2022

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council champions advanced energy as a job creation and economic development strategy. Advanced energy is a relatively new term but refers to any technology that […]