Renewable - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

to meet OPMers from other classes. I hope that periodic All-Class Reunions will become one more way of renewing and further developing the relationships and sense of 'family' that have been such a distinctive and valuable characteristic... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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The Making of a School

the selection team. On June 4, 1927, a reported 4,000 people attended the dedication, with speakers including Bishop William Lawrence, former Dean Edwin Gay, Dean Wallace Donham, Harvard University President Lawrence Lowell, and Owen Young, chairman of General... View Details

Keywords: George Bates MBA '25; Dean Wallace Donham; George F. Baker; Bishop William Lawrence; Lawrence Lowell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

measures would work. But the only fixed time frame we know for sure is death. Everything else is subject to moving targets. If you wish to live with a continually renewing sense of success that really seems worthwhile and lasting on all... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

01 Dec 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017

the planet rather than consume it. Jones explores the social and religious beliefs of these individuals, how they overcame huge obstacles to execute their strategies in industries as diverse as renewable energy, organic food, natural... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

a series of occasional articles on HBS graduates who have embarked on second careers. Rural Renewal A Profile of Torrey Reade An Authentic Leader A Q&A with Bill George Complete Table of Contents September 2003 These Are the Good Old Days... View Details

17 Nov 2016
News

Wired for Innovation

challenges. In his latest role, as founder and president of Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners, he hopes to push the United States closer to what he considers an attainable national goal: a 30 percent reliance on renewable energy.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

January 2022 (Revised December 2022)
Case

TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and David Lane

In November 2021, Girish Nadkarni, the head of TotalEnergies’ corporate venture capital arm (TEV) was considering whether, and on what terms, to exit an investment in Hyzon Motors, a start-up supplier of hydrogen-powered trucks. TEV had invested $4 million in Hyzon,... View Details

Keywords: Business Units; Communication Intention and Meaning; Renewable Energy; Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Design; Standards; Commercialization; Investment Portfolio; Market Transactions; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; New York (city, NY)

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September 2022 (Revised February 2023)
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EnergyNow: Powering a New Market

By: Alexander MacKay and James Barnett

In August 2022, EnergyNow co-founder and CEO Stuart MacWilliam (MBA 2015) considers the company strategy for building solar panels to provide power in South Africa’s recently deregulated energy market. View Details

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11 Jan 2021
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Strengthening Democracy

Business Case for Saving Democracy Why free markets need free politics, according to University Professor Rebecca Henderson. Harnessing Entrepreneurship to Revamp Democracy Professor Mitchell Weiss (MBA 2004) believes that a renewed... View Details

May 2025
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'Net Zero in Action': Impact Investing at the McKnight Foundation

By: Lauren Cohen, Christina R. Wing and Sophia Pan

Elizabeth McGeveran, Vice President of Investments at the McKnight Foundation, reflected on how to effectively advance the organization’s net-zero strategy. The foundation had committed 10% of its endowment to building a portfolio of impact investments and was among... View Details

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13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

economy. The fraud renewed the focus on corporate governance policies worldwide, but especially in Japan, where the lack of board independence and a deep-rooted corporate culture entrenched in personal loyalties fostered an environment... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 3

Kato is tasked with evaluating how the company can most successfully market and sell the green components of its service offering. Using only renewable energy in its data center facility, Verne can drastically reduce customers' carbon... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

207-075 In May 2006, a resident of Key West, Florida had to decide whether to renew his policy to insure against hurricane damage. The policy would cost $13,000 for one year, $5,000 more than what he paid in 2005. At the same time, a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

discuss—master bedroom suites, home schooling, the passion for genealogy, extreme sports, organic foods, alternative health, and the profound popularity of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Capitalism will find its renewal in these social... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

when harnessed to development work. In 1992, having come under pressure from the Green Party in Germany, DaimlerBenz (as it was then known) started looking for ways to use more renewable natural fibers in its automobiles. At the same... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

03 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss

oil and gas industry that you're going to be out of a job, it just means it creates important challenges, but also opportunities for those industries. Just as if you are really excited about working in the renewable energy field, it would... View Details

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

Rehabilitation Act 1997 Pride at Work, a national coalition of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender workers and their supporters, becomes an AFL-CIO constituency group AFL-CIO membership renewed growth Pride at Work 2012 Jennifer Doudna... View Details

08 Apr 2015
What Do You Think?

Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?

can actually use." Paul Hamilton-Smith opined that software companies "mostly subsist from their renewal revenue stream. That stream is generated by 'new and improved' software versions." And Julian Lowe commented that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

04 Feb 2022
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Energy and Cleantech: Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

I coach and company I meet with, from climate tech startups to renewable energy investment funds. You’ve worked with CPD for over 10 years. What trends have you noticed over that time? Specifically, what have you noticed about the types... View Details

October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
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Green Hydrogen in Chile

By: Tarun Khanna, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago and Mariana Cal

In 2020, the Chilean government wants to promote green hydrogen, a technology with high potential to help mitigate climate change. President Sebastián Piñera, aware of the country's advantages to produce green hydrogen competitively, asks Energy Minister Juan Carlos... View Details