Fuse takes on UK AI power crisis with bet on ‘faster’ data centres Tech British energy unicorn Fuse is moving into AI infrastructure, betting that its control over electricity supply will allow it to build data centres faster than rivals struggling with lengthy grid delays. The London-based company, founded by former Revolut executives Alan Chang and Charles Orr, has launched Fuse Compute, offering businesses access to Nvidia chips hosted [...]
Midday Markets: Burnham’s welcome crack down on pesky non-competes Business The Midday Market report is a new newsletter from City AM, giving you fresh analysis on the City’s biggest stories straight into your inbox every lunchtime. Today, Ali Lyon outlines the positive case for Andy Burnham’s clampdown on non-competes and lengthy notice periods. You know something is wrong with the upper end of Britain’s labour [...]
Cutting VAT won’t fix Britain’s energy bills Opinion Andy Burnham’s answer to rising energy costs has been a VAT cut on domestic energy bills. But all this does is move money from one pocket to another, with the taxpayer covering the difference, says Alan Chang Britain is facing an energy emergency. January bills are expected to climb by £276 for the typical UK [...]
Fuse boss attacks planning rules as a ‘self-imposed bottleneck for growth’ June 16, 2026 Alan Chang believes Britain’s energy crisis is largely self-inflicted. The founder of Fuse Energy, the $5bn (£3.72bn) energy supplier and infrastructure developer, argues that the UK already has the ingredients needed to drive investment in the sector. What it lacks, he says, is a planning system capable of turning that potential into projects. “There is [...]