The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council hosted its annual Opportunities in Energy event virtually this week. The event featured TNECD Commissioner Bob Rolfe, a panel discussion about making Tennessee the destination for the electric vehicle supply chain, and preview of the upcoming Advanced Energy Economic Impact Report. TAEBC Executive Director Cortney Piper kicked off the […]

Knoxville-based PYA recently launched a $50,000 Ballard Innovation Award in honor of Tom Ballard, PYA’s Chief Alliance Officer and long-term ally of the East Tennessee entrepreneurial community. In a video announcing the award, PYA Director of Business Alliances referred to Ballard as “the king of entrepreneurship.”  According to PYA’s announcement, the Ballard Innovation Award competition […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council will host its annual Opportunities in Energy 2020 event on December 8, 2020, beginning at 3:00 pm EST. This virtual event will feature TNECD Commissioner Bob Rolfe as we discuss making Tennessee a destination for the electric vehicle supply chain and an Advanced Energy Economic Impact Report preview. Confirmed speakers  […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council hosted a virtual Lunch and Learn with the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Jeannette Mills, Executive Vice President and Chief External Relations Officer, on November 18. Mills was joined by three other special guests from TVA: Dan Pratt, Vice President of Customer Delivery; Amy Henry, Director of Transformative Innovation; and Aaron […]

(Originally published on The Chattanoogan) The Tennessee Valley Authority said Monday that the new 100-megawatt solar facility in Obion County, Tn. will supply carbon-free energy to Google’s data centers in Clarksville, Tn. and Hollywood, Al. Florida-based solar developer Origis Energy is using TVA’s nationally recognized Green Invest program to develop the solar farm. “The Green […]

Media Contact: Gerald Witt, [email protected] KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 10, 2020 — The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council congratulates The University of Tennessee, a TAEBC member, upon receiving its prestigious designation as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. “The University of Tennessee is a tremendous asset to the […]

TAEBC and Seven States Power recently wrapped up the virtual Advanced Energy 101 webinar series for local power companies. The three-part series focused on combined heat and power technologies; energy storage and demand response; and financing models for distributed generation. The first webinar, “Combined Heat and Power,” featured panelists: Isaac Panzarella, Director of the U.S. […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council celebrates a significant recent victory for Tennessee’s robust advanced energy industry with the announcement of GM’s addition of an electric vehicle at its Spring Hill plant.

Join TAEBC for a virtual lunch and learn with the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Jeannette Mills, Executive Vice President and Chief External Relations Officer, on Wednesday, November 18, beginning at 12:00 p.m. EDT! Register today to attend! Jeannette Mills drives TVA’s vision and execution for relationships with customers, communities, government officials, stakeholder groups, and regional industry. She […]

By Cynthia Merse, Senior Writer, Piper Communications On October 20, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) hosted a virtual conversation about the role of the lab as an economic driver in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge community. The event’s featured speakers were Dr. Chris Fall, Director of the Office […]

Wacker, a valued TAEBC member, recently joined forces with five leading renewable energy companies to launch the Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance. The Alliance intends to expand market awareness and deployment of ultra low-carbon solar technology to accelerate reductions in solar supply chain greenhouse gas emissions. Solar photovoltaics (PV) is one of the fastest growing energy sources […]

Five Tennessee energy startups are graduating from the Energy Mentor Network, a rigorous mentorship program that cultivates energy entrepreneurship across the state.