Securing Geothermal Reliability in the Visayas When the lights come on in homes, schools, and factories across Negros, the dependable force behind them is often invisible: steam that rises from deep beneath the island’s volcanic rocks, converted into steady electricity around the clock. For 43 years that quiet source has underpinned daily life and local industry. Now, instead of chasing larger footprints or rapid expansion, the Southern Negros Geothermal Project (SNGP) is moving in the opposite direction — carefully refining its presence, strengthening its technical foundations, and investing for another generation of reliable, low-carbon power. First Gen Corporation, the Philippines’ leading clean-energy company, is steering this measured strategy through its 100% renewable-energy subsidiary, Energy Development Corporation (EDC). Their approach emphasizes restraint and renewal: shrinking the project’s development block to avoid unnecessary land disturbance, committing significant long...
New Geothermal Heating Solution in Aalborg By: Robert Buluma Aalborg is taking an important step toward a cleaner energy future. A new geothermal demonstration project in Storvorde is designed to test a modern heating solution that could provide stable, local, and renewable district heating for the years ahead. Heat accounts for a large share of global energy use, and most of that heat still comes from fossil fuels. That creates a major challenge for energy companies, cities, and communities looking for better ways to heat homes and businesses. The project in Aalborg is part of the effort to answer that challenge with a practical green alternative. Green Therma is leading the project in close collaboration with Aalborg Forsyning and other partners. Together, they are developing and testing Heat4Ever™, a geothermal solution that aims to deliver heat from the earth’s interior with very low CO2 emissions. The project is supported by EUDP and is intended as a full-scale demonstration of w...