ACORE | 7 tomer relations and usage patterns, emerging financing structures, and the electrification of our transportation sector continue to present challenges as well as opportunities to the power generation sector which is tasked with delivering state-of-the-art and reliable service. TRANSPORTATION FOR TOMORROW ACORE’s Transportation Initiative aims to provide a forum in which to discuss the vision and strategy for tomorrow’s renewable transportation sector, encompassing all technologies and principal constituencies: vehicle and equipment manufacturers, energy providers, technology developers, component suppliers, government agencies, cities and ports and end users. The Initiative is structured around several forums occurring throughout the year that will unite major players in the industry to discuss specific developments in the field that will ultimately result in an overarching strategy to guide the Initiative into the coming year. This multipart forum series will examine economic, environmental, and security-related challenges and opportunities driven primarily by the growth of automotive, transit, goods movement and aerospace fleets. The Initiative will take a “30,000 foot view” of the issues and explore the intersection between fuels, infrastructure and technology. Discussion will engage all aspects of transportation as they relate to fuel efficiency, electric power, natural gas and fuel generation from renewable sources, including integrative design, ITbased solutions, and construction of infrastructure, finance, supply, and operation of transportation services worldwide. ACORE members involved in the Initiative encompass all sectors of transportation from sea, air and land. A broad array of technologies will be discussed, including clean diesel, natural gas, electric, biofuels/ flex fuels, batteries and fuel cell technologies. RENEWING UNDERSTANDING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY In recent years, the renewable energy industry has experienced a period of recordbreaking growth. Solar installation is soaring across the country, growing 109% in 2011. Wind energy is cost-competitive in many parts of America and grew 27% in 2011, cre-
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