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2024 U.S. Elections: Implications for the Water Industry
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Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q4 2020
After driving significant declines in project, M&A, and venture capital activity in Q2 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had more mixed impacts on the global digital...
29 Dec. 2020
Quarterly Review
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Regulatory Review: ‘Beast From The East’ Exposes Vulnerabilities Of U.K. Water Companies
On 19 June 2018, U.K. water sector regulator Ofwat released a review of water company performance during the ‘Beast from the East’, a freeze thaw...
16 Jul. 2018
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
UK Utilities in Safe Waters with Policy Shifts
On 18 August 2014, UK’s Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) communicated its plan to switch from ‘retail minus’ to ‘wholesale bottom-up’ as the basis to...
29 Aug. 2014
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Europe Water Sector Looks Past Pandemic with Net Zero Emissions in Sights
In November 2020, the UK water sector announced the first sector-wide collaboration to reduce emissions, a “Net Zero 2030 Routemap”. The announcement parallels more wide-sweeping...
28 Dec. 2020
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Global Headwinds Set Black & Veatch Water on New Course
Black & Veatch’s recent organizational changes in water highlight underlying market shifts that are influencing engineering firms’ strategies, globally. For instance, utility service providers in...
9 Feb. 2021
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Pure Synergy for Xylem Smart Water Acquisitions
On 11 December 2017, water technology and solutions firm Xylem Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Canadian pipe diagnostics and analytics firm Pure Technologies. Xylem...
14 Dec. 2017
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Ofwat Challenges UK Water Utilities to Evolve
On 21 November 2017, the outgoing head of UK water sector regulator Ofwat provided an update on price review 19 (PR19), which underscored its outcome-focused...
4 Dec. 2017
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Thames Water Penalized £8.6 million as Leakage Skyrockets
Thames Water revealed it has missed its leakage target for the first time in 11 years. As a result, the London utility was slapped with...
22 Jun. 2017
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Can the Water Sector Benefit From Global Institutional Investors?
Given the growing demand for project finance and increasing pension fund interest in infrastructure investments, the water sector is expected to benefit from institutional investor’s...
10 Jun. 2022
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Vendors Zero in on UK Leakage Management
A set of deals in the past month has underlined the attractiveness of the UK’s leakage management market for technology solutions providers.
5 Oct. 2016
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.