Energy research at Cherokee Farm will explore all aspects of generating clean and renewable sources of energy and storing it safely.
The first building at Cherokee Farm will be the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials (JIAM), which will house the Tennessee Solar Institute.
The Tennessee Solar Institute will use world-class Department of Energy research assets at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), including the Spallation Neutron Source, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, and two of the world’s fastest supercomputers, Jaguar and Kraken.
Using the world-class facilities just across the river from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus, UT and ORNL researchers scientists will work to improve solar conversion and to increase energy storage capacities with key technologies.
Scientists at Cherokee Farm also will pursue other research toward increased energy independence, economic development and environmental sustainability, including work dedicated to the Tennessee Biofuels Initiative.
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The Tennessee Biofuels Initiative is a research and business model presented by the University of Tennessee that will position the state as a leader in the nation's efforts toward reduced dependence on petroleum.
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