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 […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council will hold a virtual Statewide Roundtable on Thursday, July 14 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET. / 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT. The theme of this year’s roundtable is automotive innovation.

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 […]

New 12-week program will support early stage cleantech businesses and drive commercialization of their technologies in Tennessee and throughout the Midwest. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2022) – The Spark Cleantech […]

Updated economic impact report finds advanced energy accounts for nearly 394,000 jobs, contributes $46 billion to state GDP Media Contact: Cortney Piper, cpiper@tnadvancedenergy.com, 865-789-2669 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (August 5, 2021) – […]

Accelerator marks Techstars first in Tennessee Media Contact: Cortney Piper, cpiper@tnadvancedenergy.com Knoxville, Tenn. (June 3, 2021) — Oak Ridge National Lab, The University of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council’s Executive Director Cortney Piper will moderate a panel session on the second day of the Tennessee Valley Corridor’s 2021 National Summit, held June 2-3, […]

As 2020 draws to a close, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) is taking a look back at its accomplishments over the last 12 months. This year, Tennessee’s advanced […]

Mark your calendars to join TAEBC for the “Opportunities in Energy” event on December 8, 2020, beginning at 3:00 p.m. EDT! This event will feature Commissioner Bob Rolfe as we discuss making Tennessee a destination for the electric vehicle supply chain and the Advanced Energy Economic Impact Report preview. 

(Crossposted from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville) The U.S. Department of Energy today awarded $20 million to the new Oak Ridge Institute at the University of Tennessee to expand […]

Volkswagen, the University of Tennessee, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have partnered to create the automaker’s first innovation hub in North America. The hub will be located at the […]

(Originally published on Teknovation.biz) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee (UT) are among finalists that R&D Magazine has just announced for its annual “R&D 100 Awards.” At times described […]