Water Industry Insights
2 Oct | Insight Report
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Spain Municipal Water & Wastewater Market: Trends, Drivers, and Forecasts ->
A decade of retendering has begun, and Bluefield expects it to be the most competitive on record. Some 449 concessions serving 6.2 million residents lapse between 2025 and 2032; the €1.1 billion renewal of metropolitan Barcelona pitted challenger Aqualia against incumbent Veolia in 2026, signaling that protected positions are now genuinely contested.Corporate Subscription
29 Sep | Data Insight + Data
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U.S. Water for Power: Thermoelectric Generation Opportunities, Trends, and Outlook ->
Bluefield projects that growing U.S. power demand is on track to flatten thermoelectric water use through 2030 after a decade of declining water withdrawals. New natural gas capacity and delayed coal retirements are sustaining water-intensive generation as electricity demand accelerates from data centers and electrification.Corporate Subscription
18 Sep | Insight Report
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Smart Irrigation: Data-Driven Control & Platform Integration for Water Management in U.S. Agriculture ->
Digital technologies represent the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. irrigation market, expanding at an 8.7% compound annual growth rate through 2036. On-farm digital solutions are growing even more rapidly at 10.2%.Available for Purchase
14 Sep | Insight Report
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State Profile: Illinois Water Market ->
Illinois received US$295 million in federal lead service line funding, 10.76% of the national pool and the largest single-state award, to help address more than 700 thousand lead lines statewide.Corporate Subscription
3 Sep | Insight Report
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State Profile: Ohio Water Market ->
Ohio relies on a balanced mix of roughly 50% surface water sources and 50% groundwater sources. Over the next 20 years, the state will require nearly US$30.7 billion to repair, expand, and maintain its infrastructure for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater.Corporate Subscription
30 Sep | Quarterly Review + Data
Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q3 2026 ->
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23 Sep | Quarterly Review + Data
Industrial Water: Key Trends, Activity, and Policy in Water Management, Q3 2026 ->
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16 Sep | Research Note
Algonquin Exits Chile, Water Spotlight Falls on Liberty’s U.S. Footprint ->
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8 Sep | Research Note
Xylem Acquisition Spotlights Race to Build Out Industrial Water Platforms ->
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4 Sep | Research Note
Germany’s Drought Response Leans on Data and Pricing ->
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24 Aug | Data Insight + Data
U.S. & Canada Municipal Utility Capital Improvement Plans, 2026–2036 ->
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10 Aug | Research Note
Consolidation Reshapes Water’s Flow Control Stack: ABB Buys Rotork for US$5.5 Billion ->
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10 Aug | Research Note
Water Utility Cybersecurity: Execution, Not Scale, Is the Real Gap ->
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