Japan eyes next-gen geothermal tech that eases site limitations

Mitsubishi taps deep drilling, while Toyo Engineering to test closed-loop system

20250602N geothermal energy

Eavor, a Canadian geothermal startup, will soon start up a closed-loop plant in Germany. (Eavor)

SHIN WATANABE, KOKI IZUMI and TAISEI ASAHI

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Corp. and other Japanese companies are moving to adopt next-generation techniques for generating geothermal power that would broaden the scope of candidate sites, with an eye toward meeting growing electricity demand from data centers.

Geothermal power is normally generated by tapping naturally occurring sources of water and steam heated by magma. These sources of water are usually limited to locations such as hot springs or mountainous regions.

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