Hara Blog Channel http://www.hara.com/blog Wed 18 May 2011 18:00:00 -0800 Today we announced an exciting milestone for Hara, our series C funding and biggest round to date bringing the total raised to $45 million. This includes a powerful combination of strategic investors Energy Technology Ventures – a GE, NRG Energy, and ConocoPhillips joint venture – and ITOCHU, as well as existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), JAFCO and Nth Power and new backers Focus Ventures and Navitas Capital. http://www.hara.com/blog/2011/05/haras-next-stage-of-growth/ Fri 22 Apr 2011 17:15:00 -0800 First, a Happy Earth Day to all of our Hara community members. On the occasion of Earth Day we wanted to take a moment to reflect back on the last few months. In doing so, we’re pleased to share with our extended community the continued rapid momentum with the most important piece of our ecosystem, the leading organizations that are working with us to manage and optimize both their energy and resource usage – and their environmental impact. http://www.hara.com/blog/2011/04/earth-day-reflections/ Thu 10 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0800 Today Hara and HP announced a significant partnership that will enable organizations across industries, from retail and utilities to technology and consumer goods, to optimize their energy and resource utilization while minimizing environmental impact. The integrated offering features the Hara Environmental and Energy Management solution (Hara EEM), and HP’s Energy and Sustainability Management (ESM) solutions and services. http://www.hara.com/blog/2011/03/hara-and-hp-partner-to-drive-energy-and-sustainability-optimization/ Wed 16 Feb 2011 17:00:00 -0800 The buzzword in US politics and policy is once again bi-partisanship. With a divided Congress and a White House focusing on re-election, every responsible policy leader wants to be seen as reasonable, promoting programs and policies that can get broad buy-in for adoption. http://www.hara.com/blog/2011/02/a-bi-partisan-way-forward-on-energy/ Tue 04 Jan 2011 17:00:00 -0800 First, a happy new year to the entire Hara community. So what are you excited about for 2011? For us at Hara, it’s the emergence of a globally networked data system for energy management. http://www.hara.com/blog/2011/01/what-are-you-most-excited-about-for-2011/ Thu 16 Dec 2010 16:20:00 -0800 Amit, our CEO, and I returned this week from COP16, the global climate talks. The good news is that the Cancun meeting ended in a solid agreement with some considerable steps forward. The better news is that the business community showed up in force and continued to forge the new ground needed to actually solve the problem. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/12/the-cancun-agreements-more-than-meets-the-eye%E2%80%A6/ Thu 02 Dec 2010 15:15:00 -0800 A year ago, the world was hopeful that a global agreement would come out of the COP15 sessions in Copenhagen. With the United States joining the UN climate negotiations for the first time in almost a decade, all the players were at the table. Unfortunately, legislative gridlock ensued in the US and elsewhere, and the past year’s progress has been disappointing. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/12/why-cancun-is-the-place-to-be-for-energy-innovation/ Fri 15 Oct 2010 17:45:00 -0800 Last week, my colleague Joel Riciputi and I were honored to attend the White House for the GreenGov Presidential Awards – a terrific celebration of the many ways the Federal government is leading the way on clean energy and conservation. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/10/greening-the-government-%E2%80%93-hara-goes-back-to-the-white-house/ Wed 8 Sep 2010 16:45:00 -0800 For the second year in a row, Hara has participated in Camp BizSmart, a camp dedicated to inspiring young entrepreneurs through employing real world business skills and hands-on education. And for the second year in a row, Hara is a proud sponsor of the winning team! http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/09/teamwork-in-entrepreneurship/ Fri 6 Aug 2010 12:15:00 -0800 The topline energy story of July 2010 was undoubtedly the failure of the Senate to pass energy or climate legislation. But right below the surface the Federal government continues to increase its role as a market maker for a low-carbon, energy efficient economy. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/08/there-they-go-again-the-federal-government-and-climate-regulation/ Thu 2 Jul 2010 14:45:00 -0800 Many of our customers use us to track, manage and optimize their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, but these are just one part of what we call Organizational Metabolism – the collective resources consumed and resulting outputs across an organization and its value chain – that go into making a company, a city, or a federal agency run. One of the key resources tied to a company’s ability to grow revenue, control costs and manage risks is water. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/07/water-%E2%80%93-integral-to-your-organizational-metabolism/ Wed 14 Jul 2010 14:30:00 -0800 Over the past few weeks our CEO shared a number of insights and trends for the environmental and energy marketplace. A consistent theme throughout this series was how effective, comprehensive, environmental and energy management comes down to realizing benefits from saving money and driving value through resource efficiency and optimization. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/07/where-the-resources-hit-the-road/ Wed 07 Jul 2010 11:00:00 -0800 Over the last few weeks I’ve enjoyed sharing some of our insights on the continued exciting development of the environmental and energy marketplace. These have included trends we are seeing and lessons learned around buyers and stakeholders, business drivers and a shift in focus beyond carbon. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/07/from-reporting-to-reduction-a-big-jump-forward-and-a-look-back-4/ Fri 25 Jun 2010 13:45:00 -0800 To pick up from where we left off, it’s time to discuss the business drivers motivating organizations to implement environmental and energy solutions that enable them to optimize resource efficiencies and empower an end to end business process from reporting to reduction. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/06/from-reporting-to-reduction-a-big-jump-forward-and-a-look-back-3/ Thu 10 Jun 2010 12:30:00 -0800 Today I would like to pick up where we left off last week in talking about insights and lessons learned on how the environmental and energy marketplace has changed (and where it has not) over the past year. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/06/from-reporting-to-reduction-a-big-jump-forward-and-a-look-back-2/ Tue 1 Jun 2010 19:30:00 -0800 As we wrap up the first year since unveiling Hara in the market and approach year three since founding the company, I find myself very optimistic based on how far we have come, and the growing market opportunity and business imperative for environmental and energy management. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/06/from-reporting-to-reduction-a-big-jump-forward-and-a-look-back/ Fri 21 May 2010 17:40:00 -0800 Information. Innovation. Resource optimization. Business transformation. This week Hara had the pleasure of co-organizing and participating in a Capitol Hill briefing, The Why and How of Energy and Carbon Management: Cleantech Software and the Latest Trends. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/05/hara-on-the-hill/ Thu 20 May 2010 15:00:00 -0800 In February, I wrote about how Q1 of 2010 could well be the most significant quarter from an energy perspective for a decade forward or back. I figured how are you going to beat $8 billion in nuclear subsidies, climate legislation moving in both Houses of Congress, Supreme-court backed climate regulations from EPA, and a freshly minted Copenhagen Climate Accord? http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/05/innovation-the-only-solution/ Thu 22 Apr 2010 13:30:00 -0800 On behalf of Hara, I would like to congratulate the City of Palo Alto on their selection as an Infoworld Green 15 winner. This award recognizes Palo Alto's sustainability leadership and effective management of what we call organizational metabolism — the sum of the collective resources consumed and expended. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/04/congrats-to-palo-alto-infoworld-green-15-winner/ Wed 21 Apr 2010 06:30:00 -0800 This week marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Although a lot of us wish we were doing better by the planet, I can’t help but marvel at what is arguably the high water mark for U.S. engagement on environmental issues that we are seeing today. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/04/the-40th-earth-day/ Fri 02 Apr 2010 08:45:00 -0800 Last week saw the quiet release of bi-partisan draft legislation sponsored by Senators Kerry (D – Massachusetts), Graham (R – South Carolina), and Lieberman (Independent – Connecticut), a.k.a. KGL. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/04/kerry-graham-lieberman/ Fri 02 Apr 2010 08:45:00 -0800 The greenhouse gas reduction targets for California are aggressive – the State means business when it comes to addressing global warming. The other aggressive part of California’s climate agenda are the timelines. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/04/california-state-of-mind%E2%80%A6-part-2/ Thu 18 Mar 2010 06:300:00 -0800 The last few weeks, I have covered a range of federal actions that are driving energy and carbon onto the business agenda. For all that action though, the real action is in the states, starting with California. http://www.hara.com/blog/2010/03/california-state-of-mind%E2%80%A6/