Full coverage: Energy

Following its IPO in London last at the start of the year, eEnergy plans acquisitions to expand beyond lighting into the growing sector of energy efficiency as a service – taking costly green equipment off customers’ balance sheets.

Oil prices may easily decline below $30 per barrel in the weeks ahead. Covid-19 could spread materially beyond Italy, meaning that a whole range of new quarantine measures may be undertaken by the likes of France, the UK and Germany. If this comes to pass, oil prices may decline to the mid-20s.

What are the corporate cut-outs used by rogue businesses to launder green diesel? Drawing from official documents and real-life cases, we describe the operation and the finances of the diesel laundering industry.

From taxing multinationals to strengthening business ties in the wake of Brexit and getting lost in the Irish legal system, France’s pointman in Ireland inaugurates our new series of interviews with ambassadors to Dublin: Diplomatically speaking.

The stake of Petrel Resources’ largest shareholders remains frozen by a court order, but the company and its new investors have agreed to put the dispute down to an alleged fraudulent loan default triggered by a US lender – and plough ahead.

A stake held by businessman Roger Tamraz and his associates at the centre of a dispute between Clontarf oil explorer Petrel Resources and its new majority owners remains frozen by the courts as allegations of an unlawful loan default emerge.

Petrel Resources’ share price has been on a rollercoaster since it unveiled takeover plans by investors with deep connections in the Middle East. Less than six months into their honeymoon, the partners are lawyering up.

In the coming days, the government will unveil the rules of the first renewable electricity support scheme in five years. Overseas capital is lining up to fund Irish environmental projects with billions of euro in energy, waste and forestry.

Brexit and climate change combined looks certain to create problems for Ireland's shared energy supply between the north and the south. The solution? An integrated risk agency.

For businesses, Tuesday’s budget means higher energy taxes, tightening criteria to access green incentives and a slow roll-out of support schemes for renewables.