Past Events

Charging Fast and Slow: Quantifying the Real-Life Value of EV Charging for Users, OEMs, and the Grid

September 23, 2026

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3:00PM - 4:15PM EDT

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Pierce Hall Room 100F

In Person

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Christian Kaps, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Abstract: Managing electricity demand is critical for lowering the cost of electrified products, integrating intermittent...

Academic Year Begins

September 2, 2026

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All day

In Person

Harvard University Commencement

May 28, 2026

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All day

In Person

Michael B. McElroy Memorial

May 9, 2026

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2:00PM EDT

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Memorial Church

In Person

Please join us for a Memorial Service in memory of Michael B. McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where we will celebrate the life and career of a remarkable...

Electric Vehicle–Power System Interactions: Potential, Impacts, and Economics

May 6, 2026

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3:30PM - 4:30PM EDT

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Pierce Hall Room 100F

In Person

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with ZHAO Yang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability Abstract: EV-grid integration (VGI) has the potential to...

Green Transportation: Co-benefits for Climate, Air Quality, and the Economy

April 27, 2026

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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT

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Pierce Hall Room 100F

In Person

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with WU Ye, Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Executive Deputy Director, Beijing Laboratory of Environment Frontier, China Abstract: Electric vehicle (EV) promotion is a key...

The New Energy Frontier: Subnational Drivers and Corporate Strategy in China’s Decarbonization

April 9, 2026

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4:00PM - 5:15PM EDT

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Harvard Kennedy School

In Person

A China Energy Dialogue with Fan Dai, Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program. Moderated by Chris Nielsen, Executive Director, Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment. While national targets often...

Spring Recess

Mar. 14 - Mar 22, 2026

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All day

Other

Scaling Energy Transition Technologies in the Real World: The Japanese Industrial Perspective

February 11, 2026

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3:30PM - 4:30PM EST

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Pierce Hall Room 100F

In Person

A Global Energy Transition Talk Series Discussion Scaling energy-transition technologies is fundamentally an environmental systems challenge: life-cycle emissions reductions depend not only on technical performance, but on effective integration between...

Can Industrial Overcapacity Enable Seasonal Flexibility in Electricity Use? A Case Study of Aluminum Smelting in China

February 4, 2026

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3:30PM - 4:30PM EST

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Pierce Hall Room 100F

In Person

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Ruike Lyu, Visiting Student Research Collaborator (VSRC) at ZERO Lab, Princeton University; Ph.D Candidate in Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University In many countries, declining demand in energy...

Thanksgiving Recess

Nov. 26 - Nov 30, 2025

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All day

In Person

Plant-Level Technology Pathways for Cost-Effective Industrial Decarbonization

November 5, 2025

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3:00PM - 4:00PM EST

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Pierce Hall Room 301

In Person

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Jing Meng, Professor, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction , University College London; Director, Centre for Sustainability Science and Technology , University College London Abstract: To...