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Finalists | New Venture Competition
Pioneering sustainable biopolymer production. Solara Rea Savla (MBA 2024) Vishesh Mehta Providing an on-demand solar irrigation service to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, and clean irrigation. TestParty... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
see as the greatest opportunity for the intersection of business and the environment at HBS? There’s a real opportunity for business innovation in light of climate change. According to McKinsey, over the coming 30 years wind and solar... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
firms explore new areas of opportunity, such as nanotechnology, fuel cells, solar power, clean technology, and even entertainment. “Each partner is stretched to look at more areas and to constantly examine new opportunities,” notes... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
gas or solar pumps into a tank where it’s filtered. But you can’t filter out PFAS.” PFAS constitute a group of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. According to the CBC report, there are more than 10,000 known chemicals... View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
the much-needed seed capital to tackle complex international challenges. These two fellowships reinforce the global perspective that has been a cornerstone of my HBS experience. I worked on this blog post throughout my summer in New York, Lomé, and Shanghai. Now I am... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Rob Self (MBA 2021) – Integrating Climate into Consulting
strategic response to data center penetration as well as residential solar penetration. In my role at BCG, I also had the opportunity to attend a weeklong immersive training at Columbia Climate Institute in New York with other BCGers... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
said yes and immediately asked to also build an energy practice. “Oil prices were soaring, silicon prices were fluctuating, and solar and wind were huge topics at that time. I saw that as an opportunity,” she notes. “So I quickly got... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
combines academic and experiential learning and involves students in activities as diverse as constructing solar panels, producing maple syrup, and delivering emergency medical care in search-and-rescue situations. "Our educational goal,"... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
expected film to be in the cards. “Originally, I had planned on going to work for a solar startup, but I decided to pause the startup search after watching Chasing Ice, a visually compelling and beautiful documentary on the melting of... View Details
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
Climate Stories Episode #9 – Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design In our first few months, Climate Stories have focused on cars, buildings, electricity, solar farms, green jobs, war and peace. In this post, we look... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
officials used its science capabilities to develop components for solar panels and are now working on materials for cars that make them safer and more efficient. "Dow is using its science background to address fundamental issues and... View Details
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
world trade system founders it's going to founder in food." Other options were also discussed: moving out of California and buying land in more politically, geographically, and economically friendly countries; planting less thirsty crops; and giving up farming... View Details
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SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics - Course Catalog
the Market Class session 12: Planetary Resources: Property Rights in Space Summary: The founders of Planetary Resources wanted to give humanity access to the entire solar system’s resources and energy, not just our planet’s. The technical... View Details
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
developed new product categories such as organic food and wind and solar energy, which explicitly focused on sustainability. Again this process has been traced back to the nineteenth century. With the rise in green consumerism and public... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2023
- News
Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains
gamut. Everything from how is this project being financed, how much energy does this project require? Lots of questions around sequestration. We get asked everything. DM: People want to know if the facility could affect wildlife, if it will limit access to hunting... View Details
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
Solara provides an on-demand solar irrigation service to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, and clean irrigation. Team: Rea Savla, MBA 2024; Vishesh Mehta Play Video duration: 1:32 2024 Peter M. Sacerdote... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
company has decided to pivot from operating biomass gasification plants towards developing solar microgrids in India and East Africa. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Husk-Power/an/815023-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Students Reflect on COP28
Some of the best connections were serendipitous, sitting down at a lunch bench next to solar engineers who taught me about the necessity of tracking panels for Middle East projects or investors in South Asian two and three wheeler... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
with heat pumps and to reduce food waste. But we need to sync installing solar panels on school buildings with what the students are learning in the classrooms. Students are our future and they’re inheriting a climate mess.” Happily,... View Details
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details