As a somewhat silver lining to the terrible black cloud that was the Great Eastern Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan a year ago, it appears the country is finally come round to tapping its massive geothermal energy potential.
Sitting smack atop one of the
world’s most active volcanic regions it has been perplexing that the Japanese have basically ignored the thermal energy right under their own feet, even while
helping fellow Asian countries like Indonesia and the Philippines develop theirs.