BERKELEY-HAAS CASE SERIES Alphabet Energy: THERMOELECTRICS AND MARKET ENTRY

被引:4
作者
Alexander, Beverly [1 ]
Boscoe, Adam [2 ]
Cabot, Mason [2 ]
Dawsey, Philip [2 ]
Barreau, Luc Emmanuel [2 ]
Griffith, Russell [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Cleantech Market, Energy Inst Haas, Haas Sch Business, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Haas Sch Business, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
Innovation; Energy policy; High technology; Entrepreneurship; Corporate strategy; Startups;
D O I
10.1525/cmr.2012.55.1.149
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Alphabet Energy was founded in 2009 with a new thermoelectric technology that had the potential to advance energy efficiency by recovering heat wasted in combustion and mechanical processes. Matt Scullin, Alphabet's founder, and his team were convinced that their product was cheaper to produce, and therefore had more than 80 different potential applications. By 2010, Alphabet was facing its biggest challenge yet-how to select its initial market. After receiving seed funding in early 2010, Alphabet was choosing among four markets: Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Power Generation, and Manufacturing.
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页码:149 / 160
页数:12
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