QUBIT ENGINEERING OPTIMIZES WIND FARM ENERGY PRODUCTION WITH AZURE QUANTUM

Qubit Engineering is using quantum inspired capabilities available on the Azure Quantum platform to optimize wind farm layouts and, in doing so, capture more available energy with the same physical wind farm assets. Wind farms have achieved tremendous efficiency gains over the last two decades through hardware innovation. Software innovation, in the form of turbine layout optimization, can now further … Read More

UT Research Park August 2022 Newsletter

UT Medical Center Orthopaedic Institute Officially Open for Business Partners in the new Orthopaedic Institute came together on Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 to celebrate the opening of the newest facility at the UT Research Park. The facility is expected to employ 150 people, including 14 orthopaedic surgeons. The number of employees could expand to 180 as the facility grows. In total, leaders … Read More

RegScale completes a $20 million Series A round led by SYN Ventures

“RegScale is leading the way in ‘shifting left’ compliance to accelerate digital transformation programs, reduce risk, and lower the costs of manual compliance documentation while delivering rapid time-to-value which our customers are demanding,”.. Just a few days after announcing a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX program (see Friday’s teknovation.biz article here), RegScale made an even bigger announcement … Read More

A lot of questions asked during second sessions of last Thursday’s “Women’s Capital Series”

A spirited group of women peppered two different panels with questions during the second session last Thursday of the “Women’s Capital Series” organized by Catherine Porth and the team at the Let Her Speak nonprofit that she leads. The questions started almost immediately after the morning session began and continued, albeit at a somewhat reduced rate, during the lunchtime session. The former … Read More

Four winners of “Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards” have East TN ties

“Imagine if we could capture the carbon dioxide that power plants put into the air and make it into something useful. One East Tennessee start-up, SkyNano, is trying to make that possible” SkyNano Technologies, the City of Maryville’s Water and Sewer Department, a company spun out of Technology 2020, and a long-time Northeast Tennessee environmental leader are four of the … Read More

RegScale secures Phase II SBIR award from AFWERX

“RegScale was second runner-up in the 2022 edition of the PYA-sponsored “Ballard Innovation Award” that recognizes the region’s most promising new innovation companies.” Following its previous selection for a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX program, RegScalehas announced that the start-up has been selected for a follow on Phase II SBIR Award for up to … Read More

Designing the Next Generation of Lithium-Ion Batteries Using a Computational Toolbox

“In the short term, we hope to build a safer battery that is more energy dense and has a lower price point, reducing the overall cost of electric vehicles and grid storage.” Spark Incubator Company, Eonix- Don DeRosa CEO Lithium-ion batteries impact every facet of our daily lives. They influence the weight, size and functionality of all consumer electronic devices. … Read More

Spark Cleantech Accelerator Selects First Cohort

Spark Cleantech Accelerator Selects First Cohort of Companies New 12-week program will support early stage cleantech businesses and drive commercialization of their technologies in Tennessee and throughout the Midwest KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2022) – The Spark Cleantech Accelerator (Spark CTA), a strategic initiative within the Spark Innovation Center at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park at Cherokee Farm, … Read More

Active Energy Systems Set to Raise $1 Million in Seed Funding to Advance Innovative Cooling Solution

The investment, led by Clean Energy Venture Group, will allow the company to expand business development and commercialization efforts Media Contacts: Hannah Whitson, hannah@piper-communications.com; Angelee Day, angelee@tnresearchpark.org OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Active Energy Systems (AES), a cleantech company advancing an innovative cooling solution, today announced it met the initial conditions for a first close on a $1 million seed funding … Read More