Tennessee’s advanced energy sector is a rapidly expanding and lucrative growth sector in Tennessee and a source of high-quality jobs, according to a new report released today, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 by the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. The Tennessee Advanced Energy Economic Impact […]

TAEBC’s latest e-newsletter is now available online! Read the e-news here.

Next week, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy will release the Tennessee Advanced Energy Economic Impact Report. The report is the first document of its kind that defines the scope of Tennessee’s advanced energy sector and quantifies its economic impact. It identifies the number of […]

TAEBC’s latest e-newsletter is now available online! Read the e-news here.

A recent article by Jesse Jenkins and Alex Trembath published on The Energy Collective website takes a look at the growth of wind and solar power industries over the past few decades and aims to answer the question, “How far have we come exactly?” The article states that the wind and solar power industries “are […]

Registration is now open for the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative’s (CEMI) Southeast Regional Summit! The all-day conference, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and open to all free of charge, will take place on July 9, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel. The Southeast Regional Summit will bring together leaders from […]

You’ve talked and we’ve listened! Many of our members have expressed interest in working with TAEBC Charter Member Oak Ridge National Laboratory on projects, but are unsure of how to begin the process. In response to this concern, TAEBC members will receive a reduced registration fee for “Explore ORNL” on July 14-15. “Explore ORNL” is a […]

The U.S. Department of Energy is currently deciding whether to approve the Plains & Eastern Clean Line transmission project (developed by TAEBC member Clean Line Energy Partners), and a petition is available online now to voice your support to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. The project will deliver low-cost wind energy from the wind-rich Oklahoma Panhandle […]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing’s (ATVM) loan program enables the domestic manufacturing of advanced technology vehicles and components. To date, the Department’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has helped accelerate the resurgence of American auto manufacturing by issuing more than $8 billion in direct loans, which supported the production of more […]

TAEBC’s latest e-newsletter is now available online! Read the e-news here.

TAEBC member Renewable Algal Energy (RAE) was featured in a two-part series on Teknovation.biz for its successful use of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants to scale its business model. RAE’s CEO, Jeff Kanel, has been very focused and purposeful in using the SBIR program to strategically advance the company. Kanel describes his keys for success in submitting and […]

TAEBC’s Cortney Piper wrote a column for the May 2015 issue of the Greater Knoxville Business Journal about leadership and Tennessee’s robust advanced energy sector. Piper is passionate about the advanced energy industry and its impact on the economy, stating that it opens up so much opportunity for leadership and innovation in the Volunteer State. […]