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Register today: TAEBC’S Statewide Energy Incentives and Programs Webinar!

Jul 21, 2021

To build on conversations started in the first two advanced energy virtual business roundtables, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) is hosting a Statewide Energy Incentives and Programs Webinar on Tuesday August 3, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CT/10:00 a.m. ET!  This two-hour webinar will include a conversation with key stakeholders about energy programs, incentives […]

Register today: TAEBC Lunch and Learn with TVA’s Jeff Lyash!

Jul 7, 2021

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council hosts yearly Lunch and Learns with the Tennessee Valley Authority to fulfill one of its commitments to our members: Support TVA in becoming an energy company of the future. On Tuesday, July 27, TAEBC will host its next Lunch and Learn with TVA President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff […]

Knoxville City Council approves KUB’s broadband proposal

Jul 1, 2021

High-speed, reliable, affordable internet is coming to customers in KUB’s service area In 2019, U.S. Census Bureau data indicated that over 15 percent of Knox County residents did not subscribe to internet services. This need for high-speed internet became more obvious during the pandemic, as large portions of the population moved to online learning, work […]

Energy Mentor Network company Electro-Active Technologies featured in Waste360

Jun 17, 2021

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council runs the Energy Mentor Network in partnership with Launch Tennessee. Its goal is to foster the growth of Tennessee advanced energy technologies and startups by connecting entrepreneurs with mentors and industry specific expertise. Electro-Active Technologies, an EMN company and Innovation Crossroads graduate, was recently featured in Waste360 for its […]

Middle Tennessee Advanced Energy Virtual Business Roundtable highlights private-public partnerships, transportation electrification initiatives

Jun 10, 2021

Stakeholders from government agencies, higher education, and the private sector emphasized the value of the state’s advanced energy economy and opportunities for future development and collaboration The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) hosted its second Advanced Energy Virtual Business Roundtable, this time focused on Middle Tennessee stakeholders. The event brought together 10 speakers representing […]

Don’t miss TAEBC’s second webinar about how to use the advanced energy sector to stimulate economic growth

Jun 4, 2021

Did you attend and enjoy the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council’s (TAEBC) first Advanced Energy Virtual Business Roundtable focused on West Tennessee? Maybe you missed it or are looking forward to hearing from stakeholders in your region? TAEBC will host its second Advanced Energy Virtual Business Roundtable, focusing on Middle Tennessee stakeholders, on Wednesday, June […]

Advanced Energy Business Group Reacts to Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator announcement

Jun 3, 2021

Accelerator marks Techstars first in Tennessee Media Contact: Cortney Piper, [email protected] Knoxville, Tenn. (June 3, 2021) — Oak Ridge National Lab, The University of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority today announced the launch of a Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator. Cortney Piper, Executive Director of the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council, issued the […]

TN Advanced Energy Business Council welcomes WACKER, Schneider Electric representatives to the board of directors, elects new officers

May 23, 2021

Media Contact: Cortney Piper, [email protected] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2021) — The Tennessee Advanced Energy Businesses Council (TAEBC) has added Dr. Robert Hardin of WACKER Polysilicon and Katina Stavrou of Schneider Electric to serve on its Board of Directors. After receiving his Ph.D. in plasma Physics from West Virginia University, Robert spent three years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Oak […]

Tennessee’s 2021-2022 Budget restores SBIR/STTR Matching Fund

May 21, 2021

SkyNano Technologies praises restoration of funds that will help advance its core technology  The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council is pleased to announce Tennessee’s 2021-2022 Budget included $7,000,000 in non-recurring funding for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Fund.  This SBIR/STTR Matching Fund restoration would not have been possible without […]

Energy Mentor Network graduates secure funding to advance technologies

May 7, 2021

Active Energy Systems receives an SBIR Phase II Award, while Nth Cycle secures $3.2 million in seed funding The Energy Mentor Network is run by the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council in partnership with Launch Tennessee. Its goal is to foster the growth of Tennessee advanced energy technologies and startups by connecting entrepreneurs with mentors […]

Knoxville invests in advanced energy future

Apr 29, 2021

TVA and KUB to develop 200-MW solar farm, Mayor’s office outlines proposed investments In 2019, the City of Knoxville set an ambitious clean-energy target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, compared with 2005 levels. Just last year, the Knoxville Utilities Board announced that 20 percent of the city’s electricity would come […]