The Fuel Accelerator invites companies with innovative solutions to Arkansas problems to Bentonville and connects them with companies in the region that can hire them.

The manufacturing company is on pace to more than quadruple its footprint.

3D Solar has enhanced energy capture with increased surface area and are designed for decentralization and independence.

Eight are designated as Research Fellows, while 11 are Teaching Fellows. Collectively, they represent seven colleges and the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute.

The VertiGas20 green gasoline product is made from renewable ethanol produced by a method called Conventional Alcohol Deoxygenation and Oligomerization, a technology originally invented at ORNL.

Co-administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the program is adding a new track designed to help deploy clean energy technologies.

The competition features start-ups based in Blount County for a cash prize of $3,000.

"THE WORKS" is the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center's premier start-up accelerator for early stage software and technology companies.