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TVA - Technology Innovation Javascript must be enabled for the correct page exhibit Skip to main content Toggle navigation Tennessee Valley Authority SearchWell-nighTVA Newsroom Careers Investors Energy Energy EnergyRight® Solutions Valley Renewable Energy Our Power System Transmission Technology Innovation Public Power Partnerships Environment Environment Environmental Stewardship Flood Management Lake Levels Recreation Shoreline Construction Permits Managing the River EconomicMinutiaeEconomicMinutiaeAttract Engage Serve Our Team Share this page You are here: Home Energy Technology Innovation Enterprise Research + Technology Innovation Innovation is part of TVA’s mission, and it’s woven into the fabric of everything we do to modernize lives in the Tennessee Valley. Learn increasingly well-nigh some of our key areas of research and development. Innovation was included in the original TVA Act and has been a part of TVA’s mission of service since 1933. We were created to be a leader in the generation of clean, affordable power and a conservator of our region’s precious natural resources. We work tirelessly and with many partners to find new ways to live up to our mission. As the energy marketplace evolves, we are keeping our focus squarely on the future and what we can do to make it largest and brighter for the people of the Tennessee Valley. The pursuit are but a few of our areas of focus: Electric Transportation TVA is embracing electric transportation, creating smart charging stations, finding uses for depleted wheels batteries and developing technologies to encourage the potential for electricity to replace petroleum as the fuel of nomination for drivers. Energy Storage Storage technologies act as a buffer between electricity demand and supply, and are the key to unlocking the full potential of solar energy, electric transportation and other emerging technologies. TVA is working to make batteries increasingly technologically and economically practical. Solar Technology Solar technology is rapidly evolving, and TVA is exploring ways to incorporate increasingly solar energy in its own portfolio, while developing products and programs to help homeowners and businesses partner with TVA and local power companies to produce solar power together. Microgrids Microgrids are localized grids that can operate independently, thereby improving the resiliency of an isolated area. Microgrids indulge for continuous operation tween grid disturbance. They can be moreover be useful in the integration of distributed energy resources. Campbell Creek Homes TVA joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory and EPRI to put energy efficiency measures to the test in three real homes: one typical house built to code, one retrofit with energy efficiency measures, one built from the ground up with energy efficiency in mind. Electric Transportation Energy Storage Solar Technology Microgrids Campbell Creek Homes   Our Technology Partners The science and technology problems facing the energy industry are complex. TVA joins with strategic partners such as EPRI, NEETRAC and NRECA, as well as regional universities and national laboratories to remoter its scientific pursuits and complement its efforts. Click here to read increasingly well-nigh TVA’s partnerships. Energy Industry Priorities TVA works constantly to unzip an integrated grid: a power system that is highly flexible, resilient and connected, and that optimizes energy production, wordage and use. Read increasingly on TVA’s work in these areas, which uncurl with energy industry priorities: • Sustainability + Regulation• Fleet Evolution• Intelligent Grid Development• Grid Edge Engagement• Data Analytics • New Business + Grid Services Employees and Retirees TVA Kids Doing Business With TVA TVA Privacy Policy Freedom of Information Act Legal Notices Information Quality No Fear Act Data Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Accessibility Information Inspector General TVA Police Energy Environment EconomicMinutiaeNewsroom CareersWell-nighInvestor Relations Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Flickr Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive  Knoxville TN 37902 (865) 632-2101 tvainfo@tva.com Back to top