China residential development (source: DTZ)

In the next five years, China's Ministry of Land and Resources will focus on the development of geothermal energy. In a recent news piece on television in China, it is said that predominantly low-heat resources close to the most populated areas will be used for such applications as heating.

"Data released by the ministry shows that there are more than one-thousand geothermal energy fields around the country, and nearly a quarter of them have been developed. The country's utilization of geothermal energy is number one in the world."

"The ministry says geothermal energy could help cut carbon dioxide emissions by 25 million tons each year." And in that sense, a geothermal database will be set up to "further improve the utilization of this energy."

[Via: ThinkGeoenergy]