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Speaker at the TAEBC (Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council) Opportunities in Energy Conference presenting on stage with a colorful balloon arrangement and TAEBC signage in the background.

State leaders gather for Opportunities in Energy Conference

Advanced energy is a crosscutting field that includes businesses, researchers and entrepreneurs working to make energy safer, more…

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Coulomb Technology developing battery cells to transform the energy storage, backup power, and e-mobility sectors

Coulomb Technology developing battery cells to transform the energy storage, backup power, and e-mobility sectors

The focus is on zinc batteries, a new generation of rechargeables that are rapidly gaining…

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Innovation Crossroads CEOs Earn Recognitions

One was named to Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business."…

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Brian Iezzi: Coding transparency into textile recycling

The word “shoddy” first came to use in 1832, referring to an early form of recycling in which old wool was shredded and spun with…

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Can a tiny fiber fix the fashion industry’s big sustainability crisis?

The current model for manufacturing and retailing apparel often leads to over production; for every 10 items made, on average,…

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