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- September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
GreenFire Energy, 2020: Geothermal Innovation
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In June 2020, GreenFire Energy Inc. (GreenFire) presented its report to the California Energy Commission indicating that its proof of concept project to demonstrate its new geothermal electricity generation technology, ECO2G™, had been a success. While conventional... View Details
Keywords: Geothermal Electricity; Renewable Energy; Energy Generation; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "GreenFire Energy, 2020: Geothermal Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 721-392, September 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
incumbents must ensure that they do not become self-complacent but instead look to renew themselves through corporate entrepreneurship (sometimes also called intrapreneurship). Many books and articles document the overall importance of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
advantage of explaining the variety of results that occurred in post-Soviet society. While he does not claim that his renewed Nationalist Perspective can apply to all contexts of world politics, it should certainly be considered vis-a-vis... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
Investments in demand management and in investments in transmission and distribution allow people to get more work from the same kilowatts, allow renewable energy to go farther in the mix, and also reduce CO2 generation. F: Finance.... View Details
- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
myself and what I wanted and did not want in a role. The most important takeaway from my internship was a reminder for what I came to business school for: finding a career where I could apply private sector solutions to social and economic inequity. With my View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Tracking a Turnaround
when I walk in, so I guess they think I did reasonably well.” So it seems does the medical center’s board, which recently renewed Levy’s contract. — Julia Hanna View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Health IT at the Bedside
without treatment — and without a clear diagnosis or cause. His chest pain was the result of a blockage of his main coronary artery. As for me, I’ve returned to Washington with a renewed sense of purpose. As a physician and the concerned... View Details
- 23 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS
consultant. I’m really excited to help solve some big challenges at the highest levels of business. In the longer term, I want to work on deploying renewable energy assets across emerging economies to address energy poverty and climate... View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
The window for meaningful policy action is short—we have less than 10 years to transition to clean energy, and to get there we must enact effective policies in the coming two years. This short timeframe poses challenges, said Henderson. “If we could afford to wait long... View Details
- February 2024
- Supplement
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B5): Detroit Climate Action Snapshot
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an... View Details
- February 2024
- Supplement
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B10): Pittsburgh Climate Action Snapshot
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin P. Scibetta and Jacob A. Small
Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
yet been able to do to address them. Other lab-grown diamonds can pollute the environment in two main ways, Hagemann explains. All diamonds are made of carbon, and creating one in a reactor requires electricity. A few producers rely on View Details
- February 2024
- Supplement
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B6): Miami Climate Action Snapshot
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ai-Ling Jamila Malone and Jacob A. Small
Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an... View Details
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
seeking to pioneer radical or disruptive innovations while pursuing incremental gains. A business does not have to escape its past, these cases show, to renew itself for the future. [...] A New Lens On Growth One company that has used an... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
before returning home with enhanced perspectives and renewed energy for the challenges ahead. WSA: Celebrating Women's Accomplishments On Saturday, January 22, about eight hundred women gathered on campus for the ninth annual Women's... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
translates into a heartfelt, intimate conversation about what a person is doing, what the family is involved in, and what the individual is interested in. I feel very fortunate to have those discussions with classmates." Whether a modest gesture or grand, whether... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
introduction to the field of global strategic management/international business. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711456-PDF-ENG Renewing GE: The Africa Project David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. CrearyHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But... View Details
- 17 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future
“Sugarcane EVA is a preferred material because it is made using swift-growing, rainwater-fed, renewable sugarcane. Using sugarcane provides a more sustainable alternative to petroleum-based, non-renewable materials often used in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
approximately $0.06–$0.08 for conventional coal plants and $0.16 (est.) for coal plants that capture and store CO2. Moreover, renewable technologies offer the ability to produce affordable power. Most promising is concentrating solar... View Details