Renewable generation capacity increased by 295 GW (+9.6%) in 2022. Solar energy continued to lead capacity expansion, with a massive increase of 192 GW (+22%), followed by wind energy with 75 GW (+9%). Renewable hydropower capacity increased by 21 GW (+2%) and bioenergy by 8 GW (+5%). Geothermal energy increased by a very modest 181 MW.

By the end of 2021, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3 064 Gigawatt (GW), increasing the stock of renewable power by 9.1 per cent.

The number of geothermal power plants in Japan has quadrupled since the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture, according to industry data.

Taro Kono, the administrative reform minister, has announced a goal of doubling Japan's geothermal power facilities by 2030.

The U.S. is the largest producer of geothermal energy, though its uses and popularity remain low.

The US Energy Department has a Geothermal Technologies Office and they are understandably optimistic.

Since the heat to create the energy is stored in the Earth’s crust, people living on every continent could access this potential climate-changing technology.

the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that five projects will receive up to $28 million to promote the advancement of the next generation of geothermal energy technologies.

Coal currently makes up around 60% of the country’s energy mix versus about 5% from geothermal power, according to data from state utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).