HEPCO and Obayashi Company have began exploration to evaluate the viability of geothermal energy era in Rusutsu Village in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
The Hokkaido Electrical Energy Firm (HEPCO) with Obayashi Company have introduced the beginning of an exploration marketing campaign for geothermal energy era within the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, Japan close to the southern foot of Mt. Shiribetsu. The deliberate exploration section shall be from April 2024 to February 2025 and should contain the drilling of an exploration effectively to a depth of 2000 meters.
Based mostly on the outcomes of exploration, a choice shall be made on whether or not the location shall be developed for business exploitation.
The partnership of HEPCO and Obayashi, with Idemitsu Kosan, is at the moment additionally evaluating the feasibility of geothermal energy era in Kyogoku City, additionally in Hokkaido.
HEPCO is a part of a three way partnership that has constructed and operates the 25-MW Mori geothermal energy plant and the 2-MW Mori binary energy plant in Mori-Machi. The binary energy plant, which began business operations in November 2023, makes use of the residual warmth from the older Mori geothermal energy plant
Supply: HEPCO
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