No killer app for Asia’s transition
Japan's government is seeking to get as close as possible to carbon neutral by 2050
Technological breakthroughs have been a key contributor to the falling price of low carbon and renewable energy in Asia over the past decade, with ultra-efficient new solar cell and offshore wind turbine designs helping brings costs down to as low as $0.10 kW/h. Hendrik Gordenker, a Jera senior corporate vice president, says progress must continue at every link in the value chain to meet the challenge of providing clean, affordable power to the continent’s growing population. What technologies will be important to Jera over the next 10 years? Gordenker: The entire energy sector is facing a whole new set of challenges with new economies growing and having needs for additional energy. We ha

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