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      Tesla: Merging with SolarCity
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      • February 2021
      • Case

      Yellow Digital Retailers, Ltd.: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Norris
      In 2020, Mike Heyink and Maya Stewart, co-founders of the Pay-as-you-Go Solar company Yellow were considering how to grow their startup. They had achieved some success in their first market, Malawi, and had recently entered Uganda, where business was slower. What did...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Developing Countries And Economies; Alternative Energy; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Green Technology; Salesforce Management; Diversification; Expansion; Energy Industry; Africa; South Africa; Malawi; Uganda
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Frank V. Cespedes, and Michael Norris. "Yellow Digital Retailers, Ltd.: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa." Harvard Business School Case 821-041, February 2021.
      • November 2020
      • Case

      Holaluz: Taking on the Spanish Energy Market

      By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg, Elena Corsi and Emer Moloney
      In 2020, the three cofounders of Holaluz, a newcomer to Spain’s electricity retail market, are preparing to launch a new offering: installing and managing solar panels on households' roofs at no extra cost for the consumer, who would still benefit from the energy...  View Details
      Keywords: Electricity; Solar Power; Subscription Business; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Service Delivery; Business Model; Product Launch; Marketing; Energy Industry; Spain
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      Ofek, Elie, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg, Elena Corsi, and Emer Moloney. "Holaluz: Taking on the Spanish Energy Market." Harvard Business School Case 521-045, November 2020.
      • September 2020 (Revised November 2020)
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      d.light

      By: Michael Chu, Krishna G. Palepu and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha
      Kenyan off-grid-solar pioneer d.light can power entire homes in rural Africa but must now decide how to fund the growth of its asset-heavy business model. Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman founded d.light in 2006 to transform lives through solar solutions enabling access to...  View Details
      Keywords: Alternative Energy; Business Model; Capital; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Financial Strategy; Renewable Energy; Strategy; Social Entrepreneurship; Energy Industry; Africa; Kenya; India
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      Chu, Michael, Krishna G. Palepu, and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha. "d.light." Harvard Business School Case 321-069, September 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
      • 2 Dec 2019
      • Other Presentation

      Increasing Solar Power

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Abby Hopper
      Is increasing solar power the answer? Abby Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, and Professor Joe Lassiter discuss how to deliver reliable, clean, low cost power for people everywhere.  View Details
      Keywords: Solar Power; Renewable Energy; Service Delivery
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      "Increasing Solar Power." Climate Rising (podcast), Harvard Business School Business and Environment Initiative, December 2, 2019.
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      Decarbonizing Economy Requires Lot More Electricity: Big Ramp-ups in Solar, Wind Power Are Needed

      By: Jurgen Weiss
      The column summarizes the findings of a report prepared for the Coalition for Community Solar Access, which concludes that to achieve New England's 2050 economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals would require increasing the annual deployments of new...  View Details
      Keywords: Decarbonization; Electricity; Renewable Energy; Green Technology; New England
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      Weiss, Jurgen. "Decarbonizing Economy Requires Lot More Electricity: Big Ramp-ups in Solar, Wind Power Are Needed." CommonWealth (October 19, 2019).
      • September 2019
      • Case

      Clean Energy for the Future

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Howaida Kamel
      This is an industry note on renewable energy – wind, solar, governmental incentives and storage. It covers the recent history of both the wind and solar industries, an extensive look at governmental policies in the United States, including the Green New Deal, and...  View Details
      Keywords: Green New Deal; Government Incentives; Renewable Energy; Policy; Price; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States
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      Vietor, Richard H.K., and Howaida Kamel. "Clean Energy for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 720-003, September 2019.
      • May 2019
      • Case

      Elon Musk's Big Bets Update, 2019

      By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
      This short case provides an update to Elon Musk's strategy and tactical moves with Tesla, Solar City, and SpaceX from 2016-2019.  View Details
      Keywords: Electric Vehicles; Batteries; Solar Power; Execution; Space Flight; Tesla; Solarcity; Spacex; Elon Musk; Technology; Risk And Uncertainty; Expansion; Renewable Energy; Strategy; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; Green Technology Industry; Auto Industry; Aerospace Industry; Battery Industry
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      Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Elon Musk's Big Bets Update, 2019." Harvard Business School Case 719-512, May 2019.
      • January 2019
      • Supplement

      Tesla's Bid for SolarCity (B)

      By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Athena Zhang
      Supplements the (A) case.  View Details
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      Wang, Charles C.Y., and Athena Zhang. "Tesla's Bid for SolarCity (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 119-075, January 2019.
      • January 2019 (Revised July 2019)
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      Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Continuing a Legacy

      By: Forest Reinhardt, Gunnar Trumbull and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
      Founded in 1963 by Bhavarlal Jain (Bhau), who believed in “providing solutions for every problem,” Jain Irrigation in 2018 had a global footprint and $1.1 billion in revenue. Bhau had insisted that his business add value to farmers' lives and promote sustainable...  View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Mission And Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Strategic Planning; India
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      Reinhardt, Forest, Gunnar Trumbull, and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Continuing a Legacy." Harvard Business School Case 719-044, January 2019. (Revised July 2019.)
      • December 2018
      • Case

      Good Energy Group PLC

      By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
      Founded at the end of 1999 by Juliet Davenport and Martin Edwards, Good Energy was the number-two renewable-energy seller in the United Kingdom at the end of 2016, supplying over 71,000 of the country’s 27 million households and small businesses with 100% renewable...  View Details
      Keywords: Power/energy; Green Energy; Renewables; Wind Power; Electricity; Power; Strategy Development; Electric Vehicles; Customer Service; Energy Policy; Barriers To Entry; Renewable Energy; Growth And Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Business And Government Relations; Problems And Challenges; Strategy; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
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      Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Good Energy Group PLC." Harvard Business School Case 719-439, December 2018.
      • December 2018 (Revised January 2020)
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      Husk Power: Scaling the Venture

      By: Benjamin N. Roth, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Natalia Rigol
      In January 2018, Husk Power had just raised $20 million to scale operations for a second time. From 2007 through 2013, Husk built 80 biomass waste (primarily rice husk from rice mills) plants that provided electricity to 250,000 villagers and shop owners spread across...  View Details
      Keywords: Scaling; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Growth And Development; Energy Industry; India
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      Roth, Benjamin N., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Natalia Rigol. "Husk Power: Scaling the Venture." Harvard Business School Case 819-069, December 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
      • December 2018 (Revised March 2019)
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      Tesla-SolarCity

      By: Emil N. Siriwardane and E. Scott Mayfield
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      Siriwardane, Emil N., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Tesla-SolarCity." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 219-032, December 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
      • 2018
      • Book

      Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time

      By: G. Jones
      Published at a time of ever-increasing warnings that the pace of climate change and other environmental changes risk making the Earth unsustainable within our own lifetimes, this book looks at the past of green business to identify lessons for the future. It provides...  View Details
      Keywords: Green Business; Sustainability; Business History; Eco-tourism; Organic Wine; Organic Food; Waste Management; Sustainable Finance; Ethics; Finance; History; Entrepreneurship; Accommodations Industry; Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Energy Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Europe; Asia; Latin America; North And Central America; New Zealand
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      Jones, G. Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time. Northamption, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
      • July 2018 (Revised August 2018)
      • Case

      Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun

      By: Mark Egan and E. Scott Mayfield
      Aware of the impact that modern society was having on the environment, Ashley Telkes had always tried to be cognizant of her own impact on the environment and to take reasonable steps to mitigate her own effects. Having already implemented a number of passive measures...  View Details
      Keywords: Renewable Energy; Personal Finance; Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability
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      Egan, Mark, and E. Scott Mayfield. "Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun." Harvard Business School Case 219-009, July 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
      • April 2018 (Revised March 2019)
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      Tesla-SolarCity

      By: E. Scott Mayfield and Emil N. Siriwardane
      On June 21, 2016, Tesla Motors, Inc. announced its offer to acquire SolarCity, bringing CEO Elon Musk one step closer to completing his goal of moving the world from a hydrocarbon-based economy to a solar-electric one. Markets and analysts were mixed in their reaction...  View Details
      Keywords: Tesla; Solarcity; Solar Power; Mergers And Acquisitions; Renewable Energy; Goals And Objectives; Finance
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      Mayfield, E. Scott, and Emil N. Siriwardane. "Tesla-SolarCity." Harvard Business School Case 218-108, April 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
      • March 2018 (Revised April 2018)
      • Supplement

      1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (B)

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Ramana Nanda
      It was March 2018. Should proposed U.S. solar tariffs keep U.S.-based 1366 CEO Frank van Mierlo from starting up his 1st full-scale manufacturing plant overseas?  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Finance; Intellectual Property; Trade; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Energy Industry; United States; China; Korean Peninsula
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      Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Ramana Nanda. "1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-116, March 2018. (Revised April 2018.)
      • February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
      • Case

      Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment

      By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
      This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impact investing,...  View Details
      Keywords: Impact Investing; Family Office; Development; International Development; International Development Investing; Development Fund; Sustainability; Solar Energy; solar; Pay As You Go; Payg; Microfinance; Mfi; Social Venture; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Startups; Economics; Development Economics; Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Assets; Asset Pricing; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Venture Capital; Cash; Cash Flow; Currency; Currency Exchange Rate; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Stock Shares; Financing And Loans; Microfinance; International Finance; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Geography; Geographic Location; Emerging Markets; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Value; Valuation; Value Creation; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Green Technology Industry; Africa; United States
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      Gandhi, Vikram S., Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Amram Migdal. "Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment." Harvard Business School Case 318-003, February 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
      • 2018
      • Report

      The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III
      The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World study is the eighth in the MIT Energy Initiative’s "Future of" series, which aims to shed light on a range of complex and important issues involving energy and the environment. A central theme is...  View Details
      Keywords: Nuclear Energy; Carbon Emissions; Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Energy; Energy Policy; Energy Sources
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      "The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study." "Future of" Series, MIT Energy Initiative, Cambridge, MA, 2018.
      • December 2017 (Revised December 2019)
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      Tesla's Bid for SolarCity

      By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Raaj Zutshi
      In October 2016, Tesla asked its shareholders to ratify their $2.4 billion bid for SolarCity. Tesla had announced a series of large projects in the preceding months including the unveiling of the Model 3, the new Solar Roof, and pushing forward the opening of the...  View Details
      Keywords: Mergers And Acquisitions; Business And Shareholder Relations; Project Finance
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      Wang, Charles C.Y., and Raaj Zutshi. "Tesla's Bid for SolarCity." Harvard Business School Case 118-044, December 2017. (Revised December 2019.)
      • December 2017 (Revised November 2018)
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      Tesla: Merging with SolarCity

      By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
      In 2016, electric car manufacturer Tesla announced that it was making an offer to acquire solar panel manufacturer SolarCity in an all-stock offer worth $2.6 billion in Tesla stock. Tesla’s co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, believed that the merger would generate...  View Details
      Keywords: M&a; M&a Valuation; Investing; Equities; Equity; Valuation; Mergers And Acquisitions; Auto Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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      Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah L. Abbott. "Tesla: Merging with SolarCity." Harvard Business School Case 218-038, December 2017. (Revised November 2018.)
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