April Roach
Digital News Editor at CNBC World
Digital News Editor at CNBC International. Formerly at Bloomberg, Evening Standard. Views my own RTS ≠ endorsements
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2 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | April Roach
Europe’s battle for power spurs evolution of a new ecosystem for data centersAs AI skyrockets demand for electricity, Europe's existing power infrastructure is struggling to keep up. Data center operators are now evolving their own power ecosystem to speed up development and meet booming demand.
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2 months ago |
cnbc.com | April Roach |Sophie Kiderlin
Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of underinvesting in the security architecture of Greenland as he claimed other European allies had failed to keep pace with defense spending. Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to gain control of the autonomous Danish territory, describing the prospect as an "absolute necessity" for purposes related to national security.
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Mar 5, 2025 |
cnbc.com | April Roach
The boom in artificial intelligence, a pressing need for more data centers and the energy transition story — particularly in transportation — are all spurring demand for electricity, and the existing power infrastructure is struggling to keep up. Businesses are facing five to eight-year wait times to connect to Europe's ageing and strained electricity grids, experts told CNBC, as the emergence of new areas of demand drives an unprecedented rise in permit requests for power.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
cnbc.com | Emma Graham |April Roach
Private equity investor KKR & Co. is offering about £4 billion ($5 billion) to take control of the U.K.'s struggling Thames Water utility in a management-led buyout, according to a person familiar with the matter. Thames, Britain's largest water utility serving some 16 million customers in London and the Thames River valley, is saddled with ballooning debt and has warned it will run out of cash by March 24.
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Feb 14, 2025 |
msn.com | April Roach
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