Geothermal power in Japan
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Japan
has favorable sites for geothermal power
because of its proximity to the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
. In 2007, Japan had 535.2 MW of installed electric generating capacity, about 5% of the world total.
There are geothermal electric power plants at the following locations:
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
has favorable sites for geothermal power
Geothermal power
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. Earth's geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of minerals...
because of its proximity to the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
The Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc system is an outstanding example of a plate tectonic convergent boundary. IBM extends over 2800 km south from Tokyo, Japan, to beyond Guam, and includes the Izu Islands, Bonin Islands, and Mariana Islands; much more of the IBM arc system is submerged below sealevel...
. In 2007, Japan had 535.2 MW of installed electric generating capacity, about 5% of the world total.
There are geothermal electric power plants at the following locations:
- Mori
- Ohnuma
- Matsukawa
- Kakkonda
- Uenotai
- Onikoube
- Yanaizu-Nishiyama
- Hachijo-Jima
- Suginoi
- Ohtake
- Hacchobaru
- Oguni
- Kirishima Kokusai Hotel
- Ohgiri
- Yamagawa