TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld'smostearthquake-prone(有…倾向的)countriescouldbecomepartofitslong-termenergysolution.
WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan'stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.
AlthoughJapanesehigh-techcompaniesareleadersingeothermal(地热的)technologyandexportititsuseislimitedinthenation.
"Japanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergy"saidYoshiyasuTakefujialeadingresearcherofthermal-electricpowerproduction.
ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch112011causedareactionagainstatomicpowerwhichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan'senergyneedsandincreasedinterestinalternativeenergieswhichaccountforonly8percent.
ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergyfollowingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds.
Fornowgeothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapanwhichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower.
Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan'spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden.
"Wecan'tevendig10cminsidenationalparks."saidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectricaddingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow.
ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaid"Producingelectricityusinghotspringsisadecades-longproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldecreaseintheshortterm."
TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashingtonUSbelievedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts(兆瓦)andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology.
JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnologywitha70percentmarketshare.In2010FujiElectricbuilttheworld'slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealand.
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