“We can’t even dig 10 cm inside national parks.” said Shigeto Yamada of Fuji Electric,adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed for geothermal energy to grow.
Researcher Hideaki Matsui said,“Producing electricity using hot springs is a decadeslong project.We also have to think about what to do for now as energy supplies will decline in the short term.”
The Earth Policy Institute in Washington,US,believed Japan could produce 80 000 megawatts (兆瓦) and meet more than half its electricity needs with geothermal technology.
Japanese giants such as Toshiba are already global leaders in geothermal technology,with a 70 percent market share.In 2010,Fuji Electric built the world’s largest geothermal factory in New Zealand.
1.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Alternative energies in Japan
B.World’s largest geothermal plant
C.Japan takes the lead in geothermal technology
D.Japan thinks of geothermal energy
2.What percentage of Japan’s energy needs is geothermal energy?
A.About 8%.B.Below 1%.
C.Around 30%.D.Over 80%.
3.According to Shigeto Yamada,the growth of geothermal power in Japan needs________.
A.a change of rules B.financial support
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