Geothermal Excavation Study Started in Sapporo, Hokkaido

Idemitsu Kosan, Inpex, and other entities started on 16th an excavation study for their geothermal power generation project.

The project site is in a national forest, which spreads in Akaigawa town and Sapporo city of Hokkaido prefecture.

The study is going to dig 1,500 to 2,000 meters to know the geological structure and the underground temperature.

Hokkaido Shimbun: 07/17 16:00
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