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Japan’s prime minister Abe promises support for Geothermal Energy

Japan’s prime minister Abe promises support for Geothermal Energy Shinzo Abe (Source: flickr/ Global Panorama Image, creative commons , courtesy: Chatham House )
Alexander Richter 1 Jun 2015

Prime Minister Abe promises financial support for geothermal power development in Japan.

Following today’s earlier news stating that Japan might be the new “hot spot” for geothermal growth, a brief news piece in House of Japan announces that “expanded financial support will be allocated for geothermal power — and regulations in this area will become loosened — in an effort to promote the implementation of alternative energy” said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a an official visit to the Fukushima Prefecture.

Source: House of Japan