Episode Description Listen up, entrepreneurs! This is the episode is for you. Bill Malkes, Executive Director of the Spark Innovation Center and Spark Accelerator program at the University of Tennessee […]

Episode Description We’re kicking off our new season today with a star-studded lineup of guests from TAEBC’s Annual Meeting…because it is the annual meeting! If you missed this event, fear […]

Meet the Entrepreneurs of the 2026 Spark Mobility Lab Cohort The Spark Mobility Lab begins on April 21 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 14, 2026) — The Spark Mobility Lab is welcoming […]

TAEBC announces new Power Infrastructure Solutions Working Group at Annual Meeting The meeting focused on the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, energy demand, and energy as an engine of economic […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.  – The next generation of resilient, clean American energy and infrastructure companies is taking shape where power is generated, materials are engineered and systems are deployed at scale. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2026 Contact: Rachel Anderson E: [email protected] C: 734-693-7009  New Board Members Elected to Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council All will be formally introduced at the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2025 Contact: Cortney Piper, Executive Director, TAEBC  E: [email protected]  C: 865-789-2669 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s final State of the State address last […]

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  Energy continues to shape every aspect of our lives—and in 2025, that was more evident than ever. As demand for electricity grows alongside economic development, […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – “The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) applauds the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of four Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board nominees and the restoration of a full board quorum, […]

12th Annual ‘Opportunities in Energy’ Spotlights Federal Leadership, Tennessee Innovation, and the State’s Growing Advanced Energy Economy U.S. Department of Energy Chief of Staff Delivers Keynote Address KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) has named Stuart C. McWhorter, Deputy Governor and Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD), as […]

TVA Lunch and Learn 2025   The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) recently hosted its annual Lunch and Learn with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), featuring Doug Perry, Senior Vice […]