據(jù)道瓊斯9月26日消息，雪佛龍公司和三井物產(chǎn)周一表示，雪佛龍旗下低碳燃料部門將與三井物產(chǎn)旗下石油勘探子公司合作，研究日本地?zé)岚l(fā)電的潛力。

美國雪佛龍公司去年成立的雪佛龍新能源國際公司與三井石油勘探公司簽署了一項合作協(xié)議，以評估先進(jìn)的閉環(huán)技術(shù)對日本未來地?zé)犴椖康挠行浴?/p>

兩家公司在一份聲明中表示∶“傳統(tǒng)地?zé)犴椖渴褂玫氖切枰邷氐膫鹘y(tǒng)蒸汽渦輪機(jī)，通常是采取集中的方式，受地質(zhì)特征限制，而先進(jìn)閉環(huán)技術(shù)與傳統(tǒng)項目不同，有可能使人們在更大的溫度和地質(zhì)范圍內(nèi)獲得地?zé)豳Y源?！?/p>

兩家公司還可能考慮其他地方的地?zé)釞C(jī)會。

三井石油勘探公司首席執(zhí)行官Hirotaka Hamamoto表示，此次合作旨在將雪佛龍的地下技術(shù)與三井石油的地?zé)釋I(yè)知識結(jié)合起來，可能會釋放日本巨大的地?zé)豳Y源。

2011年福島核事故發(fā)生后，在政策支持下，地?zé)岚l(fā)電廠在日本大量涌現(xiàn)，但仍只占該國能源產(chǎn)出的一小部分。根據(jù)國際可再生能源機(jī)構(gòu)的數(shù)據(jù)，地?zé)岚l(fā)電有可能成為日本能源轉(zhuǎn)型的關(guān)鍵推動力，日本擁有世界第三大地?zé)崮茉磧α俊?/p>

龐曉華 摘譯自 道瓊斯

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Chevron, Mitsui to Explore Geothermal Power Potential in Japan

Chevron Corp.'s low-carbon fuels unit is teaming up with Mitsui & Co.'s oil-exploration subsidiary to look into the potential of geothermal power generation in Japan, the companies said Monday. 

Chevron New Energies International Pte., formed by the U.S. energy giant last year, signed a joint collaboration agreement with Mitsui Oil Exploration Co. to evaluate the effectiveness of advanced closed loop technology for a future geothermal project in Japan. 

"Unlike conventional geothermal projects, which use traditional steam turbines requiring high temperatures often found in concentrated locations limited by geological characteristics, ACL can potentially enable access to geothermal resources at a wider range of temperatures and geologies," they said in a statement. 

The companies may also consider geothermal opportunities elsewhere. 

The collaboration, which aims to combine Chevron's subsurface tech with Mitsui Oil's geothermal expertise, "could unlock tremendous geothermal resources in Japan," said Hirotaka Hamamoto, chief executive of Mitsui Oil Exploration. 

Geothermal power plants proliferated in Japan the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011 thanks to policy support, but still account for only a sliver of the country's energy output. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, geothermal power has the potential to be a key driver of the energy transition in Japan, which has the world's third-largest store of the energy source.