TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld’smostearthquakeprone(有地震倾向的)countriescouldbecomepartofitslongtermenergysolution. WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan’stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity. AlthoughJapanesehightechcompaniesareleadersingeothermal(地热的)technologyandexportit,itsuseislimitedinthenation. “Japanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergy,”said YoshiyasuTakefuji,aleadingresearcherofthermalelectricpowerproduction. ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch11,2011causedareactionagainstatomicpower,whichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan’senergyneeds,andincreasedinterestinalternativeenergies,whichaccountedforonly8percent. ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergy,followingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds. Fornow,geothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapan,whichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower. Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan’spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden. “Wecan’tevendig10cminsidenationalparks.”saidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectric,addingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow. ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaid,“Producingelectricityusinghotspringsisadecadeslongproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldeclineintheshortterm.” TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashington,US,believedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts(兆瓦)andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology. JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnology,witha70percentmarketshare.In2010,FujiElectricbuilttheworld’slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealand. 小题1:Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? |
A.AlternativeenergiesinJapan |