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10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

Vacuum is commercializing technology developed at Harvard that mimics the ocean's natural process of absorbing C02 using renewable electricity. Click Here to Watch Alumni Track Winner: FleetZeroSteven Henderson, MBA 2016Fleetzero is... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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MBAs take their business acumen on the road

and hit the road this summer. Alaoui recalls the work MBAxAmerica did for Sebastian Jackson, owner of the Detroit barbershop Social Club Grooming Co. Jackson wanted to donate hair shavings to accelerate compost for urban renewal projects.... View Details

23 Sep 2024
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2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Energy is one of the largest and most innovative clean energy companies in the world. Headquartered in Florida, NextEra operates primarily through its subsidiaries, including Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources. The company is a leader... View Details

Joseph A. Boyd

An academic engineer by training, Boyd was instrumental in leading Harris Corporation’s renewed focus on research and development. Under his tenure, Harris introduced a variety of new products including super-minicomputers, integrated... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

October 2008
Background Note

Note on the Global Wind Industry

By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Juliana Seminerio

This note provides background information on the global wind industry and is meant to accompany HBS cases "The Suzlon Edge" (708-051); "Cape Wind: Offshore Wind Energy in the USA" (708-022); and "Supergrid" (707-016). View Details

Keywords: Renewable Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Energy Industry

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Charles Jennings

Why was earning your MBA here important to you? Although I was making an impact at my organization, I felt that I wasn't achieving my objectives as quickly or efficiently as I could. Earning an MBA from HBS would provide additional tools to drive faster and more... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing; Other Financial Services

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Ben Faw

For Ben Faw, a lifelong interest in both military history and leadership made West Point a logical destination. But upon graduation, when Ben had many options at his disposal, he responded to a calling that went deeper than mere logic. “I decided to go into the... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Technology; Manufacturing

17 Aug 2021
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New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

engagement to help reach the University sustainability goals (you can read about the HU Sustainability Plan here). Prior to working at Harvard, I worked for a number of different entities on renewable energy policy, analysis, and... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Together Again

The powerful lure of some fifty HBS and Harvard faculty presentations, section parties, and gala events — not to mention renewing old friendships — drew more than 3,000 alumni and guests from seven MBA classes to campus for spring... View Details

Keywords: reunion

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Batten Way | About

Batten Way In 2003, Frank Batten, a member of the MBA Class of 1952, made an extraordinary gift to HBS. The gift—one of the largest in the School’s history at the time—supports the renewal and enhancement of the Soldiers Field campus. The... View Details

24 Oct 2023
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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco

of 2003) Chief Operating Officer at Generate Capital The panelists discussed their views on the evolution of the climate investment landscape and how investments have changed from the first wave of investments in renewable energy in the... View Details

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Requesting an Account - Research Computing Services

These are granted on a 6-month basis and may be renewed as necessary. Please note that users who intend to use compute resources are strongly encouraged to attend an HBSGrid training session. It is discouraged to create guest accounts for... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Fall Reunions

Reunion photography by Stuart Cahill, Thomas J. Fitzsimmons, and Neal Hamberg Old friendships were renewed and new ones made during the fall reunion weekend September 30–October 3, when more than 1,400 graduates and guests from the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Dec 2024
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Forward Thinking

You can ask the internet anything, but getting an answer via generative artificial intelligence consumes about 10 times more electricity than a traditional Google search. Consequently, the data centers where AI tools are trained and run are guzzling more and more... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Illustrations by Richard Borge; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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Michelle Giguere

inherent differences between running a brand in China versus running one in the United States." Overall, Michelle's HBS experience to date has given her renewed perspective on her career. "Realizing how many options there are... View Details

Mar 2012
Article

Green Rules to Drive Innovation

increasing carbon charge; this would help internalize environmental costs, drive investment in energy efficiency, encourage innovation in renewable power, and raise substantial revenues that could reduce the national debt. Second, they... View Details

18 Oct 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech

MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities; Financial Services

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

wind energy, electric vehicles, drainage systems, and natural ventilation are easy for those entities to justify on their economic return on investment, and that’s why they embrace those ideas. Additionality matters. The alumni group noted that organizations making... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

01 Jun 2009
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The Power of Prayer

These days, getting money and housing together is a tricky issue. So there was good news from Florida, one of the hardest hit real-estate markets, when the Miami-area chapter of the Collective Banking Group (CBG) renewed its partnership... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

technologies like Sorbent Ventilation Technology. This federal down payment on building decarbonization will pay climate dividends for decades to come. Matthew Arnold (MBA 1995) CEO, Unimacts GlobalI have been involved in renewables since... View Details

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