For International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Council is celebrating the achievements of women in the advanced energy field. Today, we sat down with Katina Stavrou, Senior Manager for Schneider Electric’s North American Global Supply Chain and TAEBC Board Member, to discuss her career and her thoughts on the advanced […]
By Steve Seifried, Tennessee Account Executive at Ameresco and TAEBC Board President Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) goals are an explicit way for an organization to define how it plans to conduct operations that will help to address some of the greater challenges facing the world. With or without these ESG goals, corporate leadership […]
Have you ever worried about how you’re going to charge your phone today? Probably not. We’ve evolved past traditional landlines and now cell phones are the new normal. We don’t give a second thought to how pervasive our electronics have become. On February 18, the Knoxville Chamber hosted a virtual discussion about the Tennessee Valley […]
By Cortney Piper, Executive Director In light of Valentine’s Day, I want to share a few advanced energy developments the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council loves and is excited about. From transportation electrification announcements to the continued support and growth of our members and leadership, the future is bright for the advanced energy industry in […]
New site expected to create more than 500 new jobs in the region, double charger production capacity in U.S. Media contact: Elena Brennan, [email protected] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (February 8, 2022) — Australian electric vehicle charging company Tritium announced earlier today it will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee, for manufacturing modular direct current […]
The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council is a membership-driven organization. Each month, we highlight one of our valued members. This week, we’re talking to Jeremy Begley, Founding Partner of HVAC Design Partners. Learn more about HVAC Design Partners here. What is the value of the advanced energy industry in Tennessee? Jeremy Begley: The advanced energy […]
By Cortney Piper, Executive Director Upon its founding, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council introduced the unfamiliar term of advanced energy to the state in hopes of supporting this promising sector of our economy. Over the years, we have been hard at work increasing the visibility of advanced energy and championing it as an important […]
By Dr. Flora W. Tydings, Chancellor, Tennessee Board of Regents Ford Motor Company calls its Blue Oval City project “the largest, most advanced, most efficient auto production facility in its 118-year history” and “a massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campus” to produce the next generation of Ford’s electric F-Series trucks and the advanced lithium-ion batteries […]
By Cortney Piper, Executive Director Nine years ago, the definition of advanced energy was unknown in the state of Tennessee. Today, the industry contributes $45.8 billion to our state’s GDP, represents 393,756 jobs, includes 20,340 businesses and outpaces the growth of the overall state economy. It has taken nearly a decade for the phrase to […]
By Cortney Piper, Executive Director The past year has been an exciting one for the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council. From Ford announcing its $5.6 billion investment in electrification to TAEBC partnering with the University of Tennessee Research Park for the launch of the Spark Cleantech Accelerator, the advanced energy industry in our state is […]
Speakers shared exciting advanced energy news from around the state at annual event, presented by Verizon This year’s Opportunities in Energy virtually brought together leaders from all areas of Tennessee’s growing advanced energy economy. For its eighth annual event, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council was pleased to welcome numerous insightful speakers to share exciting […]
TAEBC showcases East TN as a cleantech hub at annual “Opportunities in Energy” Contacts: Melissa Tindell, 865-974-0741, [email protected]; Jennifer Sicking, 865-974-5179, [email protected]; Hannah Whitson, 423-408-4203, [email protected] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (December 8, 2021) — At today’s Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) eighth annual Opportunities in Energy event, John Bruck, director of the UT Research Park’s Spark Innovation […]