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Mitsui Fudosan plans next-generation geothermal demonstration in Japan
Mitsui Fudosan aims to bring next-generation geothermal power to Japan through a commercial project.
The property developer and its partners have drilled a demonstration well in Kagoshima prefecture.
The proposed closed-loop system would send water underground from the surface to be heated.
Conventional geothermal projects have not been feasible in some areas, while this newer system is designed for places where they cannot be used.
The system could make geothermal power possible in more locations in Japan.
The partners are carrying out a demonstration, with commercial deployment as the stated goal.
Mitsui Fudosan and its partners have drilled a well in Kagoshima prefecture for a next-generation geothermal demonstration.
The property developer aims for Japan’s first commercial deployment of this type of geothermal system.
The closed-loop system would inject water from the surface to heat it underground.
The system could be used in areas where conventional geothermal projects have not been feasible.
- Who
- Mitsui Fudosan and its partners.
- What
- They have drilled a well for a next-generation geothermal demonstration. Mitsui Fudosan aims for Japan’s first commercial deployment of the system.
- When
- The article was published on October 14, 2026. The drilling date is not stated.
- Where
- Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- The system could be introduced in areas where conventional geothermal projects have not been feasible.
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- Company
- Mitsui Fudosan
- Demonstration site
- Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
- System
- Closed-loop geothermal system using water injected from the surface for underground heating
- Goal
- Japan’s first commercial deployment of a next-generation geothermal system
