A big thanks goes to Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett for being our featured guest during a recent Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) listening session with Knox County manufacturers. Major manufacturers in Knox County representing more than 2,500 jobs met last month to talk about energy challenges and opportunities. TAEBC representatives shared more information about who we are, […]

The potential for Tennessee to expand its advanced energy technologies is shaped by its economic factors and unique assets. TAEBC identified three distinctive features of Tennessee’s energy economy that together reflect the challenges and opportunities for the expansion of advanced energy technologies: High Per-Capita Energy Consumption A Gap in Personal Income The Potential of Three […]

Now we’re talking. A new report released last week found that 53 Fortune 100 companies reporting on climate and energy targets are collectively saving $1.1 billion annually through their emission reduction and renewable energy initiatives – which certainly qualify as advanced energy. Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies are increasing the demand for cleaner, more […]

By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates, and President of the Board of Directors, Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council The name of our organization – Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council – is a mouthful, and our acronym – TAEBC – does not roll off the tongue easily. Nevertheless, no […]

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council kicked off the unofficial start of summer on May 23 by joining the House Energy Task Force on a tour of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 facility and meeting with Task Force members to discuss energy as an economic driver for the state. TVA’s Watts Bar team […]

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander introduced U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to a packed auditorium at the University of Tennessee Law School by telling the audience, “he likes to be called Ernie.”  It’s fitting. Especially for a man whose most distinguishing feature is his wavy mop of mostly white hair. He once told the […]

On Friday, April 11, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy will hold the first in a series of regional stakeholder meetings on the QER from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Congressional Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol. The first formal stakeholder meeting is focusing on addressing energy infrastructure vulnerabilities […]

A full representation of Tennessee’s advanced energy sector participated in the February 2014 listening session, held in LaVergne, Tenn. Industries represented include energy management, energy efficiency, energy conversion, waste to energy, renewable energy transmission, sustainability, solar, LED lighting, transportation, lending, holdings, real estate, law, engineering, state government, manufacturing, higher education and the City of Nashville. […]

Washington, D.C. – At $1.1 trillion in estimated global revenue, advanced energy grew at a rate more than double the global economy last year, according to a market report commissioned by Advanced Energy Economy (AEE). In the United States, the advanced energy market excluding wind energy experienced double-digit growth the last two years – outpacing […]

A full representation of Tennessee’s advanced energy sector participated in the November 2013 listening session, held in Knoxville, Tenn. Industries represented include carbon fiber, solar, new nuclear technologies, energy efficiencies, auto industry manufacturers, pollution control, plus engineers, entrepreneurs, and economists. One common theme emerged: a need to connect and network across the state in the […]

New report serves as comprehensive resource to educate stakeholders, aid Tennessee organizations implement advanced energy projects. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Knoxville, Tenn. (September 25, 2013) – The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council, in partnership with the Tennessee Energy Education Initiative, released the Tennessee Advanced Energy Asset Inventory—a comprehensive report detailing Tennessee’s energy-related resources. The Asset Inventory […]

U.S. Advanced Energy Market was $132 Billion in 2011, with 19% Year-Over-Year Growth Estimated for 2012 A report released by Advanced Energy Economy shows that advanced energy was a $1.1 trillion global market in 2011, larger than pharmaceutical manufacturing worldwide. The first-ever analysis of the advanced energy sector also shows that the market in the […]