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...A default in the private utility’s parent company Kemble has leaked through to what were thought to be “gold standard” bonds securitised at Thames Water’s regulated operating companies....
...a group of foreign investors of “blackmailing” regulators over the future of the country’s biggest water utility....
...The writer is international policy director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center and special adviser to the European Commission Utility companies are currently facing “code red”....
...The world’s biggest technology companies have substantially increased their use of water to cool down data centres, sparking concerns over the environmental impact of the generative artificial intelligence...
...The company submitted its plan to the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation two years ago....
...For the 2025 to 2030 regulatory period, water companies have asked to raise bills by as much as 40 per cent....
...Heavy water absorbs fewer neutrons than regular water, leaving more of them free to collide with uranium atoms to trigger the fission reaction that releases atomic energy....
...As the Financial Times reported this week, Big Tech companies are using ever more water to cool their energy-intensive data centres....
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...Need to know: business Troubled UK utility Thames Water promised to spend an extra £1.1bn to combat environmental issues such as sewage spills....
...Even in the much wetter UK — which nevertheless suffered droughts in 2022 — utility company South West Water has one desalination plant on the Isles of Scilly, and is planning another in Cornwall, with the...
...Earlier this year, the French utility said the price tag could hit £46bn and would not be running until 2029 at the earliest....
...In cases where PFAS levels exceed the limits, water utilities will need to treat the water and/or dilute it with cleaner water....
...Thames Water fights to unearth new liquidity Over the past decade or so, some of the world’s biggest investors bought into UK utility business Thames Water convinced they were backing a sure-fire winner...
...The global temperature rise is already at least 1.1C since pre-industrial times....
...Its investors lent about £130mn to the utility’s holding company Kemble Water Finance Ltd in 2018 and 2020....
...Additional reporting by Richard Waters in San Francisco...
...The idea is to support profitable investment that aligns with water-related sustainability goals — from aquaculture companies investing in fish farms that make more efficient use of water, to utility companies...
...Duke Energy announced the appointment of Harry Sideris to president of the utility. Steve Young, executive vice-president and chief commercial officer, is retiring....
...That principle has created the $500bn-revenue global recycling industry....
...The high-water mark for this trend occurred in 2021 when Exxon was defeated in a shareholder rebellion from activist hedge fund Engine No. 1, which won three seats on the board with a demand for the company...
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