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geothermal heat; underground heat
Heat originating from inside the Earth, especially the heat used as an energy source via volcanic and hot-spring activity. In Japan, often discussed as a source of renewable power.
地熱は再生可能エネルギーの一つだ。
Geothermal heat is one form of renewable energy.
日本は火山が多いので地熱資源が豊富だ。
Because Japan has many volcanoes, its geothermal resources are abundant.
地熱発電は二酸化炭素の排出が少ないという利点がある。
Geothermal power generation has the advantage of low carbon dioxide emissions.
Compound of 地 (earth) + 熱 (heat). Refers to the heat stored within the Earth, used as an energy resource especially in volcanically active regions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 地熱発電: geothermal power generation
- 地熱エネルギー: geothermal energy
- 地熱資源: geothermal resources
- 地熱利用: use of geothermal heat
CONTEXT:
Japan, with about 10% of the world's active volcanoes, has the third-largest geothermal potential in the world but only a small share is currently developed for power. The term appears often in discussions of renewable energy policy.