Want more TAEBC news and updates? Like our Facebook Page! Ridgeline Venture Law was recognized for positive community impact based on an independent, comprehensive assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab. RVL is honored in the Best For Community list, which includes businesses that earned a Community score in the top 10 percent of more than […]

Want more TAEBC news and updates? Like our Facebook Page! (Originally published on Teknovation.biz) One of the inaugural start-ups in Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) “Innovation Crossroads” program just had a big win. Yellowstone Energy, spotlighted in this recent teknovation.biz article, was one of 10 recipients sharing up to $24 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority hosted a webinar in May to provide transparency to stakeholders and the public at-large on the status of the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan. The 2019 IRP is expected to provide TVA direction on how to best meet future electricity demand. Building upon the work done in prior plans, TVA has started […]

Want more Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council news? Like our Facebook Page! SkyNano Technologies, an Innovation Crossroads Cohort One company and Energy Mentor Network startup, took home third place after competing in the Megawatt Ventures competition. Anna Douglas, Founder of SkyNano Technologies, received a $10,000 check for her efforts. SkyNano Technologies has developed an open system […]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation is an economic engine for the state of Tennessee, according to a report released by the East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC). The report studied the effects of DOE’s investment in Tennessee in fiscal year 2017. This report details the scope and scale of DOE’s impact on […]

TAEBC members had the opportunity to have an open dialogue with the newest addition to TVA’s board, Jeff Smith. Smith was nominated by President Donald Trump on Sept. 21, 2017, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 21, 2017. He was sworn in by U.S. District Judge Pamela L. Reeves of the Eastern […]

The Energy Mentor Network’s mentors had an opportunity to meet the Innovations Crossroads newly inducted second cohort at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and hear more about their exciting technologies and innovations. Selected through a merit-based process, these scientists and engineers will have access to world-class science expertise and capabilities at ORNL, including Titan, the nation’s […]

(Credit: Knoxville News Sentinel) The TVA board voted unanimously Thursday to change its rate structure, cutting its wholesale power rate by a half-cent per kilowatt-hour, and imposing a half-cent fixed fee per kilowatt-hour instead. TVA officials say the controversial move won’t bring in more money than the current billing system, but critics denounce it as […]

(Credit: Knoxville News Sentinel) The TVA board voted unanimously Thursday to change its rate structure, cutting its wholesale power rate by a half-cent per kilowatt-hour, and imposing a half-cent fixed fee per kilowatt-hour instead. TVA officials say the controversial move won’t bring in more money than the current billing system, but critics denounce it as […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council submitted the following comments to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) regarding its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) scoping. To whom it may concern: The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) is pleased to submit the following comments to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) regarding its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan […]

Credit: Teknovation.biz About a dozen representatives of a European Union (EU) delegation focused on energy finish a three-day educational trip to East Tennessee with two meetings today. They will be the program for the weekly meeting of the East Tennessee Economic Council this morning in Oak Ridge. After that presentation, they will finish the series of […]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory welcomed a second group of technology innovators to join Innovation Crossroads, the Southeast’s only entrepreneurial research and development program based at a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. Selected through a merit-based process, these scientists and engineers will have access to world-class science expertise and capabilities at ORNL, including Titan, the […]