The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council wants to thank everyone who submitted nominations for the 2021 Thomas B. Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award! Nominations closed on Monday, March 8 at 5:00 p.m. ET. TAEBC received numerous nominations from an impressive and wide-reaching array of individuals, including local business leaders, government officials, company executives and more. […]

The SBIR/STTR Matching Fund was not included in Governor Bill Lee’s 2021-2022 budget proposal. As a result, Launch Tennessee is advocating for this funding to be restored in the FY22 budget and is encouraging stakeholders to join in this effort. Anna Douglas, Co-Founder and CEO of SkyNano and an Energy Mentor Network graduate, has answered […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council champions advanced energy as a job creation and economic development strategy. To accomplish this mission, we educate public officials and business leaders about Tennessee’s advanced energy assets, establish strategic partnerships to connect assets with opportunities and inform policy that expands and strengthens the industry. Last year, TAEBC hosted numerous […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council will hold its 2021 Annual Meeting, sponsored by Seven States Power Corporation, virtually on March 25, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET. Register here to attend. Featured speakers: Vanessa Z. Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer & Director of the Office of Technology Transitions at the U.S. Department of Energy […]

TAEBC is now accepting nominations for the Thomas B. Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award. The annual award honors exemplary leadership and success in championing, connecting, and strengthening Tennessee’s advanced energy economy.

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council will host virtual business roundtables in each region and a statewide Energy Incentives webinar to create a cohesive statewide network to become the number one state in the country for the electric vehicle supply chain. Additionally, these efforts will cultivate an advanced energy economy to attract and retain innovative […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council is now accepting nominations for the Thomas B. Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award. The annual award honors exemplary leadership and success in championing, connecting, and strengthening Tennessee’s advanced energy economy. TAEBC champions the state’s advanced energy economy as an economic development and job creation strategy through sharing information, connecting […]

The new Biden-Harris administration has committed to tackling climate change by creating jobs, building infrastructure, and delivering environmental justice. This week, President Joe Biden issued a series of Executive Orders (EOs) that follow through on these promises, including rejoining the Paris Agreement and reviewing the previous administration’s rollbacks of environmental standards.   According to the Administration, […]

(Originally appeared on The Knoxville News Sentinel)  By Cortney Piper, Executive Director, Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council By almost any metric, Tennessee had a strong 2020 in advanced energy, a robust sector with 18,000 businesses contributing nearly $40 billion to the state’s gross domestic product. And the year’s growth in the state’s electric vehicle landscape […]

(Originally posted on The Tennessean)  Nashville-based Silicon Ranch Corp., a solar power producer, recently closed an investment round that attracted $225 million in equity capital, funded entirely by existing shareholders. This equity raise will support the increase of Silicon Ranch’s portfolio of solar projects, which has operations in more than 15 states including several across […]

(Originally published on The Oak Ridger) By D. Ray Smith/Historically Speaking Oak Ridge might be known as the “Secret City,” but sometimes, secrets are too important to stay hidden. One of these “secrets” the Oak Ridge community should be proud of is Centrus Energy’s effort to bring advanced nuclear manufacturing and innovation to East Tennessee. […]

As 2020 draws to a close, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) is taking a look back at its accomplishments over the last 12 months. This year, Tennessee’s advanced energy economy was booming. We stood alongside our members and stakeholders as they celebrated business milestones, received countless awards for sustainability and business accolades, funding […]