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, […]

TAEBC’s Elena Hale and Spark Innovation Center’s Lilly Tench were proud to participate in the National Coalition of Clean Energy Incubators’ (NCCEI) 2025 Advanced Energy Innovation Advocacy Days in Washington, […]

Cortney Piper, TAEBC’s executive director, spoke to the TVA Board of Directors at its February 2025 board listening session in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her comments are below. My name is Cortney […]

Celebrating TAEBC’s 2024 accomplishments By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  Energy is ever present in our lives. We’ll always need it and we’ll always need it to be cleaner, safer, more […]

By Keeton Ross, Co-founder and President, Holocene Like every good startup story, Holocene’s began in a university dorm room. During her time at Stanford in 2022, Anca Timofte, my co-founder […]

By Dr. Joe Hoagland, Vice President, Innovation and Research, TVA​ Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is the largest public power provider, supplying power to seven states. TVA partners with 153 local […]

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 […]

By Gina Bonini, Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Thermal Systems, Modine Modine was founded in 1916 by Arthur B. Modine with the aim of creating the perfect radiator. Today, […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (July 19, 2023) – The Spark Cleantech Accelerator at the University of Tennessee Research Park is excited to announce the participants of their second annual accelerator cohort. The […]

By Greg Boerschig, Vice President, Clinch River Nuclear Project The Tennessee Valley Authority’s vision for utilizing advanced nuclear solutions is to create a reliable, affordable, flexible, and clean electricity generating […]

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 […]

We’re shining a light on the impact of solar in Tennessee. The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2022 report predicts that in the next few years, the biggest source of electricity will be […]