| Title | County update of Japan |
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| Authors | Kasumi YASUKAWA, Ayaka Abe, Kazuki TSUSHIMA, Shota Oda, Masakatsu SASADA |
| Year | 2023 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Japan, geothermal power generation, ground-source heat pump |
| Abstract | Japan has a national target to increase geothermal power capacity to be 1500 MW by 2030. However, the installed capacity by 2020 is merely 550MW in spite of a wide range of supporting measures by the government. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will continue its support to fulfill the target even if some delay may be admitted. Use of ground-source heat pump (GSHP) has been increasing, but its increase rate is declining recent years. For its promotion, The Ministry of Environment has been providing subsidies for its demonstration projects. The detailed trend and technology development will be presented. |