China Nears Publication of Plan to Guide Geothermal Developments

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China could be nearing publication of a plan to guide the development of geothermal energy resources over the next few years as it plunges ahead with efforts to get more of its energy from renewable sources.

The plan will cover the years 2016 to 2020 and could be ready as soon as July, according to Liu Jinxia, head of the geothermal research institute at Sinopec Star Petroleum, which acts as a government think tank and is authorized to research geothermal energy.