July 30 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Ethiopia Plants More Than 350 Million Trees In Twelve Hours” • Ethiopia planted more than 353 million trees in twelve hours on Monday, which officials believe is a world record. The burst of tree planting was part of a wider reforestation campaign named “Green Legacy,” spearheaded by the country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. [CNN]

Planting trees in Ethiopia (Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Office)

• “Planned Pilbara Renewable Energy Hub Scales Up” • The capacity of a giant renewable energy project proposed for the Western Australia has been scaled up by more than one third of its former capacity. The hybrid wind and solar development the Asian Renewable Energy Hub has had its capacity increased from 11 GW to 15 GW. [The West Australian]
• “Greta Thunberg Will Sail Across The Atlantic On A Zero-Emissions Yacht For The UN Climate Summit” • Climate activist Greta Thunberg will cross the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat on her way to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23. They will set off in mid-August from an undisclosed location in the UK. [CNN]
• “Global Solar PV Installations Expected To Hit 114.5 Gigawatts In 2019” • Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables published a report predicting that global solar PV installations will reach a new high of 114.5 GW in 2019, growing by 17.5% on 2018 and putting the industry on track to reach around 125 GW per year by the early 2020s. [CleanTechnica]
• “Intel And 10 Auto Industry Leaders Publish First Standardized Self-Driving Safety Rules” • In a recently published paper Safety First for Automated Driving, Intel and ten auto industry leaders outline a comprehensive set of rules for developing, testing, and validating autonomous driving. The paper provides a framework for safety standards. [CleanTechnica]

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