Energy Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

Compounding the challenge of supporting this population shift, governments from developing to industrialized countries are limited in their capacity and political will to devise solutions to accommodate expanding urban populations.... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy

11 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Business of Saving the Planet

undervalued? How a Coal Polluter Became a Renewable Energy Leader Enel, Italy’s state-owned power company, was one of Europe’s largest coal-users and polluters. Now it is recognized as a leader in renewable View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Energy

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard. After local governments decided to pursue LEED certification for their own buildings, there was an uptick in the number of local architects, general contractors, and other... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Energy; Energy; Energy

08 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?

in Business, Energy and Environment, held in Harvard's Innovation Lab. "It's a question of who will make money and which business models are effective." Although the definitive answer to that question remains to be seen,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Energy; Energy

16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

coal. I fear traditional coal burning's CO2 emissions. Regrettably, I have not seen to date a scalable technology for making coal a zero-carbon alternative because the associated costs lead to energy costs that history says will be... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Energy

2017
Other Unpublished Work

Kicking Ash: Who (or What) Is Winning the War on Coal?

By: David F. Drake and Jeffrey York

Power generators throughout the U.S. have shed coal capacity at an unprecedented rate over the past few years. Multiple stakeholders have claimed credit - natural gas executives, policy makers, renewables advocates, and environmental NGOs. In this paper, we explore the... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; United States

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01 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

When Do Alliances Make Sense?

To answer one of the oldest business quandaries—is it better to partner or go solo on a project—John Beshears looked for answers in an unusual place: the oil and gas drilling industry in the Gulf of Mexico. But instead of mining for View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Energy

03 Feb 2021
News

Power Play

Courtesy Rahul Advani Courtesy Sara Graziano Courtesy Chris Smith Courtesy Rahul Advani Courtesy Sara Graziano Courtesy Chris Smith When Rahul Advani (MBA 2004) began his investment career in 1997, focused on the energy sector, he thought... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

March 2011 (Revised June 2011)
Case

Poweo: David and Goliath in the French Electricity Market

By: Noel Maurer and Elisa Farri

Charles Beigbeder, the president and founder of Poweo, an alternative electricity and gas operator in France, needs to decide on the company's strategy in light of electricity deregulation and the dominant position of Électricité de France (EDF) in the French market.... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Competitive Strategy; Competition; Privatization; Monopoly; Market Entry and Exit; Energy Industry; France

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01 Feb 2001
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Drilling Down

the energy industry is far more important than the ups and downs of the Internet." Oil Lingo 3-D Seismic: A technique to acquire a three-dimensional image of the earth's interior by projecting sound waves... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

as several states in the West were planning a new joint program. “Those who make poor choices feel the consequences of price uncertainty most deeply.” So clearly it's important for business managers in many industries to understand how... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Energy

August 2017 (Revised December 2017)
Case

Accounting for Nuclear Power Provisions at RWE

By: Paul Healy and Jonas Heese

In early 2016, RWE, a utility that operates nuclear power plants in Germany, came under scrutiny from regulators and the media over the adequacy of its provisions for costs of decommissioning and dismantling (D&D) its nuclear power plants. Accounting standards required... View Details

Keywords: Liabilities; Provisions For Long-term Obligations; Discounting; Accounting; Energy Generation; Energy Industry; Germany

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May 1992
Teaching Note

H. Ross Perot, Teaching Note

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Keywords: Energy Generation; Energy Industry

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18 Oct 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech

a prototype," Lassiter says. "The scientific risk of moving from the lab to the product was too great." Furthermore, any industry that revolves around energy is heavily dependent on public... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Energy; Energy

September 2009 (Revised January 2012)
Case

Suntech Power

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Suntech, a Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and solar panels, is the third largest solar company in the world. About 90 percent of its sales have been in Europe—especially Germany and Spain. But with its new "pluto" technology, and with new governmental... View Details

Keywords: Solar Power; Renewable Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Strategy; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; China

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01 Jun 2011
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Rust Belt Turns ‘Sun Belt’ with Solar

true for the “green economy” movement: aged or unused factories in the Midwest being refurbished and turned into solar energy manufacturing plants. But Tom Tiller (MBA ’91) is really making it happen, the Indianapolis Star reported... View Details

Keywords: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities