5 March 2026, Barcelona, Spain – Australia’s water utilities stand at the global forefront of advanced water management, a position forged by the Millennium Drought (2001–2010) and shar...
Australia's digital water opportunity is built on structural necessity, not discretionary spending. Growing from US$958.6 million in 2026 to US$2.4 billion by 2036, utilities are committing to five-to-ten-year capital programs that lock in technology choices for the decade ahead.
Chemicals used to treat water is a US$10 billion market hiding in plain sight—fragmented, consolidating, and far more strategically interesting than the name suggests. Bluefield’s latest water...
Alex Fuglesang, Founder and CEO of Flocean, provides Flocean’s origin story and a look at Flocean’s amazing technology. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing...
United Utilities is also pursuing a full-scale Advanced Metering Infrastructure rollout and satellite leak detection across its network this cycle. Previously, United Utilities used NetBase, a software developed by U.K. based Crowder Consulting and a direct competitor to WaterNet, for its leakage management software.
Water and wastewater utilities are facing unprecedented challenges—from aging infrastructure and workforce shifts to rising regulatory demands and digital transformation. Bluefield Research and Stantec have collaborated on a new white paper, bringing together insights from 19 utilities across North America, exploring how structured change management frameworks can help utilities of all sizes navigate complex transformations.
Blog Are water infrastructure needs overstated? What exactly is digital water? Bluefield experts frequently share valuable insights offering our market perspectives on key industry trends, disruptors,...
Industry Insights Our Industry Insights provide deep-dive analyses into global water topics, including water infrastructure, industrial water management, digital solutions, and more. Reports are avail...
Evaporative cooling for a hyperscale center usually uses around 500 million liters of water per year, which is around 1% to 2% of local U.K. utility supply. With the government acknowledging a “serious logical error,” more projects will likely face retroactive legal exposure under environmental impact assessment provisions, even if previously fast-tracked through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project process.
