Last week, from 4-6 September, Bluefield Research attended Aquatech Mexico 2018, the leading water industry event for Latin America’s second largest market. Pessimism and inertia in the municipal segment were offset by a steady drumbeat of business for industrial water, presenting a market with sizeable investment opportunities, albeit not easily accessible. Our takeaways: Municipal water – Business… Continue reading Aquatech Mexico 2018: Bluefield Takeaways
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Tell Me, Please: What is Digital Water?
Water, or more accurately the water industry, is going digital. The impacts are far-reaching, influencing utility operations, maintenance, and capital investments in solutions for everything from leaking pipes to water quality. It doesn’t matter what you call it: “the digitization of water”, “Digital Water”, “Smart Water”, “Water IoT”, or “Big Data for Water”. In all cases,… Continue reading Tell Me, Please: What is Digital Water?
Water conference floods…and other key takeaways from ACE
One week after leading water experts gathered at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas to discuss the most critical water market issues, the hotel flooded due to a water main break. There is no doubt that our water infrastructure is aging fast, but what are the solutions and how are companies positioning to deliver? Here are some key… Continue reading Water conference floods…and other key takeaways from ACE
Are water infrastructure investment needs overstated? 3 takeaways from Xylem’s “Modernizing Water Infrastructure” workshop
Last week, over one hundred U.S. water industry personnel convened in Laurel, Maryland for a workshop to address strategies and trends in modernizing water & wastewater infrastructure. Xylem Inc. brought together representatives from a multitude of public and private municipal water utilities, engineering & consulting firms, and Xylem subsidiaries–Pure Technologies, Visenti, Sensus, and Emnet– to… Continue reading Are water infrastructure investment needs overstated? 3 takeaways from Xylem’s “Modernizing Water Infrastructure” workshop
What can Advanced Asset Management Mean for Municipal Water?
Concerned with operating and replacing aging infrastructure, changing workforce dynamics, and increasing climate volatility, municipal water utilities are adopting advanced asset management strategies to maximize asset service life and prioritize capital investment for critical infrastructure. Bluefield’s new report Advanced Asset Management in Municipal Water: Global Trends & Strategies, 2018 – 2027 predicts that smarter, more advanced… Continue reading What can Advanced Asset Management Mean for Municipal Water?
Is U.S. water infrastructure going to the dogs?
Over the next decade, U.S. municipal utilities have set the stage for over US$683 billion in capital improvements to address deteriorating piping networks, combined sewer overflows, and rising population demands on treatment plants and distribution networks. The scope of these utility infrastructure improvements are wide ranging and vary significantly by region, state, and municipality. Municipal utility… Continue reading Is U.S. water infrastructure going to the dogs?
Leaks Remain a Huge Problem for the Water Industry: Is Innovation Changing the Game?
I am excited to attend the 9th edition of the Global Leakage Summit, taking place in London, U.K., in just a few weeks. I was heartened to see a conference dedicated specifically to this important subject. Leakage continues to plague the water industry. Bluefield’s analysis of the leakage management strategies of European utilities suggested that… Continue reading Leaks Remain a Huge Problem for the Water Industry: Is Innovation Changing the Game?
What are you going to do when your government says, “Sorry folks, we are out of water.”?
Drought-stricken, Cape Town residents have been mandated to use no more than 13.2 gallons, or 50 litres, of water per day, beginning 1 February 2018, on the way to “Day Zero”. Without rainfall, on 12 April 2018 the suburban water taps will be shut off and the city of almost half a million residents will… Continue reading What are you going to do when your government says, “Sorry folks, we are out of water.”?
Water Sector (R)Evolution in Houston
The city of Houston is turning the devastation wrought by Harvey into an opportunity to test innovative solutions to water and wastewater problems. The question is, will this effort produce lasting changes in the water sector as a whole? I was in Houston earlier this week to meet with engineering firms, national research foundations, and… Continue reading Water Sector (R)Evolution in Houston
No Drop Left Behind: Planning California’s Water Future
When I first heard there was a water conference in Silicon Valley, I was intrigued. Microsoft hosted the event, No Drop Left Behind, sponsored by Sustainable Silicon Valley. In this forum, Microsoft laid out its impressive water management plans for the company’s Mountain View campus. With a full room of high level stakeholders, the number of tech companies– from the likes of… Continue reading No Drop Left Behind: Planning California’s Water Future
