Chapter 3

Energy and Sustainability

In selecting energy options, there are obvious factors such as the cost of the energy feedstock. There are also factors that are not as obvious such as the impact of tax infrastructures and the time it takes to realize the return on an investment. This chapter covers the underlying factors that impact investments and evaluates how artificial barriers may be overcome in the future.

Keywords

costs; feedstocks; taxes; intangible; return on investment

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