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TAEBC participates in National Cleantech Innovation Advocacy Day

May 17, 2022

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 overall economy. These figures mean real, high-quality jobs for nearly 400,000 individuals at over 20,000 businesses throughout the state. Investing and advocating for this sector […]

Spark Cleantech Accelerator Selects First Cohort of Companies

May 13, 2022

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 Accelerator (Spark CTA), a strategic initiative within the Spark Innovation Center at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park at Cherokee Farm, has selected the […]

Building a more secure community with solar microgrids

May 10, 2022

By Harvey Abouelata, Vice President of Commercial Solar, Solar Alliance Building a better community necessitates building a more secure community. It is doubtful that most mayors throughout the United States, like Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon, thought they would ever need to navigate the complexities of a pandemic. And our state didn’t believe it would have […]

TAEBC Member Q&A: Florim USA

May 2, 2022

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 Don Haynes, the Environmental and Sustainability Manager at Florim USA. Learn more about Florim USA here. What is the value of the advanced energy industry in Tennessee?  Don Haynes: Advanced energy […]

TAEBC Member Q&A: Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association

Apr 13, 2022

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 Dr. Claude Pressnell Jr, president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA). Learn more about TICUA here. What is the value of the advanced energy industry in Tennessee? Dr. […]

Connecting assets to opportunity: The value of strategic partnerships

Apr 13, 2022

By Cortney Piper, Executive Director  I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of strategic partnerships lately. It’s truly incredible to witness when individuals or corporations connect with others to create something bigger or better than they ever could have on their own, especially in the advanced energy industry. The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council […]

TAEBC, FirstBank Announce Strategic Partnership with New Podcast, “Energizing Tennessee” at 2022 Annual Meeting

Mar 31, 2022

Presentations featured leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and UT Research Park’s Spark Cleantech Accelerator Contact: Elena Brennan | [email protected] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On March 29, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) hosted its virtual 2022 Annual Member Meeting, sponsored by TAEBC Member Silicon Ranch Corporation. The theme of this year’s event […]

Advanced energy: How it helps Bridgestone Americas meet its sustainability goals

Mar 17, 2022

By Nick Ramos, Director of Environmental Affairs at Bridgestone Americas and TAEBC Board Member Organizations around the world are setting ambitious sustainability goals and looking to advanced energy solutions to help them make this transition. Bridgestone Americas is no exception – we are currently progressing toward material circularity and carbon neutrality, among many other forward-thinking […]

TAEBC Member Q&A: Volkswagen Group of America

Mar 15, 2022

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 Wolfgang Maluche, Vice President of Engineering, Volkswagen Engineering and Planning Center, Chattanooga. Maluche is also a TAEBC Board Member. Learn more about Maluche here. What is the value of the advanced […]

Women’s History Month: Q&A with Anna Douglas of SkyNano

Mar 10, 2022

For International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the Tennessee Advanced Energy is celebrating the achievements of women in the advanced energy field. Today, we sat down with Anna Douglas, Co-Founder and CEO of SkyNano, to discuss women who have inspired her in her career and advice for others in the advanced energy space. What […]

International Women’s Day: A conversation with TAEBC Board Member Katina Stavrou

Mar 8, 2022

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 […]

Meeting ESG goals with advanced energy

Mar 3, 2022

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 […]