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- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
innovative practices or foster sustainability?” Giacomin sees a number of other research opportunities for studying clusters. Most of the world’s lithium—now in high demand because it’s used in so many electronic products and View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
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
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
renewables, in particular solar and wind, means that our electricity system is going to be Capex-driven, and the marginal cost of power will essentially be zero much of the time. Matching demand closer to... View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
When Product Variety Backfires
years, I've been looking at innovations, trying to understand why and when seemingly promising innovations succeed or fail in the marketplace. Basically, I find that successful innovations tend to minimize the behavior change they demand... View Details
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
selective increases in capacity, new approaches to managing consumption, and increased merger and acquisition activity, with attendant realization of synergies and lower costs (Jill Feblowitz), and (3) has delivered on its promise of lower prices, at least in cases... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #12: Vehicle to Everything - Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002), Chief Operating Officer of Fermata Energy
The results showed that this first-ever electric vehicle (EV) to support the New England electric grid earned more than $4,200 by participating in a utility demand response... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices
of healthy, albeit relatively slow, economic growth in the developed world and increasing urbanization in developing economies, we expected to see growing demand for oil and natural gas and a subsequent price spike. We saw the growing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
she says, noting that Brazil offers incentives in the form of discounted transmission rates for biomass-generated electricity. (Brazil is almost entirely independent of fossil fuels, relying primarily on hydroelectric energy for its grid View Details
- Web
Transportation - Business & Environment
such as electricity from renewables and sustainably produced biofuels. Well-designed public transit and freight rail infrastructure—alongside policies and technologies to discourage the use of private automobiles, short-haul aviation, and... View Details
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
driven by the automotive industry, followed by smart grid stabilization solutions that provide “fill-in” power when customer demand outstrips supply. Given the technology’s potential applications and finite employee resources, the case... View Details
- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind
without going all the way out to sea. We also met with a European utility company that is building a green hydrogen plant near these turbines. This new facility will soon take electricity generated by the turbines and convert it into... View Details
- 01 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami
content to just neutralize opposition, they must turn passive stakeholders into active fans - especially when the venture is an innovation not yet familiar to the public. Transforming Transportation: Highland Electric Fleets The... View Details
- 10 Jul 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Coming World Oil Crisis
McAdam, Chief Executive Officer, Aquamarine Power LimitedMatthew Simmons, Chairman, Simmons & Company International The panelists offered sobering perspectives on the world's dwindling oil resources, assessing the ramifications and offering potential solutions.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Elevator Pitch: Bridging the Gap
Anas Aljumaily (MBA 2017) Elian Pres-Gurwits (MBA 2018) Cofounders, Gently Concept: Focused on urban markets, Gently is a last-mile delivery service that uses predictive analytics, electric trucks, and “nano-fulfillment” centers to... View Details
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
Immediate divestment from coal would not only threaten electricity supply to major cities — like Mumbai, where Trombay’s coal units account for roughly 23% of the city’s average daily electricity View Details
- 21 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax
visit started off in a modern office setting with a presentation from CleanMax leadership on the energy sector in India and their particular business model. The team shared several key statistics on the state of renewable energy in India, pointing out that roughly 20%... View Details
- 05 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
District Heating in Denmark: How Fjernvarme Fyn fuels an integrated and sustainable future
its optionality and efficiency. At Fjernvarme Fyn, the system is equipped to produce heat and power using a combination of waste, wood chips, and straw incineration, supplemented by less environmentally friendly options like coal when View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
regulated industries — joined New England Electric in 1989, he immediately recognized that the public's demand for energy conservation would have to be met as a business opportunity. For that to happen,... View Details