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  • Research Summary

Globalization of Wind Power

By: Richard H.K. Vietor
Professor Vietor has been working to develop teaching materials on energy - especially renewable energy.  Towards this end, he has written cases on Cape Wind, Suzlon, Airtricity's Supergrid, and Sun Tech.  He is currently expanding this research into... View Details

    Achieving 80% GHG Reduction in New England by 2050

    This report analyzes the pace of clean energy additions that would be needed to meet New England's 2050 economy-wide decarbonization targets. It concludes that to meet those targets average annual clean energy additions would likely have to increase 4-8 fold over the... View Details
    • 26 Jul 2017
    • Blog Post

    “Uncertainty Makes It More Interesting.”

    Born in Monterey, Felipe Delgado (MBA 2018), knows Mexico well. With three years of pre-MBA banking experience, and a stint with a renewable energy startup, Felipe has a firm grip on the “corporate side” as... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
    • January 2022 (Revised February 2022)
    • Case

    Envision Group

    By: Gunnar Trumbull, Bonnie Yining Cao and Dawn H. Lau
    Based in China, Envision was one of the world’s leading Greentech companies. Chief Executive Officer Lei Zhang had set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality across the company’s global operations and supply chain by 2022 and 2028 respectively. As part of its... View Details
    Keywords: Green Technology; Climate Change; Emerging Markets; Information Technology; Strategy; Management; Renewable Energy; Energy Policy; Environmental Sustainability; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Green Technology Industry; Battery Industry; China; United States; Japan; United Kingdom; France
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    Overview

    Jurgen's research focuses on the challenges and opportunites to the energy sector created by technological change and externalities, in particular those associated with greenhouse gas emissons. Specific areas of interest include the development of potential pathways to... View Details
    • 01 Apr 2021
    • Blog Post

    An Aerospace Engineer Provides a Lift for Underrepresented Innovators and Entrepreneurs

    aeroelasticity lab. “I wanted to explore how the aerospace engineering community could help speed up the pace of innovation in renewable energy,” she said. “Ninety percent of my family still lives in Nigeria and Ghana, and those areas are... View Details
    • Awards

    POMS College of Sustainable Operations Best Student Paper Award

    By: Christian Kaps
    Received Honorable Mention in the 2022 POMS CSO Student Paper Competition from the College of Sustainable Operations (CSO) of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) for “When Should the Off-Grid Sun Shine at Night? Optimum Renewable Generation and... View Details
    • 11 Jun 2018
    • Video

    Leadership and the Climate Change Challenge

    • 18 Jul 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

    Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details
    Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology
    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    When Batteries Meet Hydrogen: Dual-Storage Investments for Load-Shifting Purposes

    By: Christian Kaps and Simone Marinesi
    Power systems account for nearly 40% of global emissions. As the world tries to reduce emissions by increasing renewable penetration, storage technologies are playing an increasingly important role in matching variable renewable supply with demand. Batteries have... View Details
    Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Renewable Energy; Transition; Utilities Industry; Battery Industry
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    • October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
    • Case

    Engine No.1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil

    By: Mark Kramer, Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi and T. Robert Zochowski
    ExxonMobil, the world's fifth largest source of carbon emissions, remained committed to aggressively expanding its oil & gas business despite global warming. During the COVID pandemic this strategy resulted in massive losses as the price and demand for oil declined. ... View Details
    Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Global Warming; Impact Investment Funds; Hedge Fund Activism; Leadership Development; Business Model; Renewable Energy; Resource Allocation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Governing and Advisory Boards
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    • September 2023 (Revised March 2024)
    • Case

    ReMo Energy: Sizing Up Investors

    By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Tom Quinn
    In 2023, executives with ReMo Energy (founded 2020) were deciding which size ammonia plant to build as their first project. Their innovative model produced ammonia—useful for making fertilizer and for energy storage—from renewable energy, and they had received funding... View Details
    Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Startups; Cost vs Benefits; Design; Energy Conservation; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Venture Capital; Investment Return; Goods and Commodities; Size; Infrastructure; Risk and Uncertainty; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Technological Innovation; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States; Boston
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    • 16 Mar 2021
    • Blog Post

    2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

    first worked as a legislative fellow for my Congresswomen (now Senator) Kyrsten Sinema, who had recently been elected to office. I then pivoted to work in private equity at Cube Hydro Partners - a firm focused on renewable View Details
    • 2022
    • Case

    Mandalay Homes: Building Sustainable Innovation in Residential Construction

    By: Andrew J. Hoffman
    Mandalay Homes, a home builder based in northern Arizona, is a market leader in energy efficiency based construction. The company is now at a crossroads for developing a strategy for the future. Internal leadership is in agreement that quality is better than quantity... View Details
    Keywords: Green Building; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Construction Industry
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    • 18 Mar 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: March 18

    http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.041 August 2013 The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy By:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 30 May 2018
    • News

    The corporate sustainability Twitterati 2018

    • 07 Sep 2021
    • News

    Focus on Health and Equity to Meet 2026 Climate Goal, Advises Sustainability Committee

    • 25 Feb 2019
    • News

    Impact investing: a new way to fund cures for cancer

    • Working Paper

    Electrification to Grow Manufacturing? Evidence from Mini-Grids in Nepal

    By: Robyn C. Meeks, Hope F. Thompson and Zhenxuan Wang
    Firms in developing countries often identify electricity as a major constraint to operations. Decentralized renewable energy sources could help alleviate these constraints. We investigate whether electrification in Nepal -- via microhydro plants and their mini-grids --... View Details
    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Renewable Energy; Infrastructure; Economic Growth; Employment; Manufacturing Industry; Utilities Industry
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    • 09 Nov 2022
    • In Practice

    COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

    The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
    Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost