EnergyJapan eyes next-gen geothermal tech that eases site limitations
Mitsubishi taps deep drilling, while Toyo Engineering to test closed-loop system
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.