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The Hydrogen Economy: Water Demand, Management Strategies, and Global Forecasts, 2024–2030
Hydrogen has emerged as a key focal point in the global energy transition. From policy road maps in Europe and Australia to financial incentives in the U.S. (i.e., the Inflation Reduction Act), governments on every continent are dedicating resources to the nascent sector. With several thousand projects and hydrogen hubs in various stages of development, the hydrogen economy’s growth relies on one key raw material input: water.
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U.S. Municipal Wastewater Reuse: Project Pipeline and Market Forecast, 2016-2026
Bluefield forecasts 10 million m3/d of reuse capacity additions between 2016 and 2026, accounting for over US$11 billion in capital investment. California will surpass Florida
22 Sep. 2016
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U.S. Investor-Owned Utilities M&A Update, Year-End 2016
More than US$622 million of acquisitions for 56 deals were completed in 2016, pushing the total executed deal value since the start of 2013 to...
19 Jan. 2017
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U.S. Municipal Pipe Markets: Trends, Opportunities, and a Changing Competitive Landscape in Water
The new installation and rehabilitation of underground municipal infrastructure in the U.S. represents 51%, or US$272 billion, of forecasted capital expenditures over the next ten...
4 May. 2017
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The Cost of Water: Comparing Alternative and Legacy Water Supplies in the U.S.
The cost of traditional water supplies — water rights, new transmission, and reservoirs — are on the rise. In response to water shortages, municipalities and...
6 Apr. 2017
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U.S. Municipal Wastewater Reuse: Project Pipeline and Segmentation Analysis, 2017-2030
For the first time, Hawaii, Georgia, Wyoming, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee have water reuse projects included in Bluefield’s database of 763 projects.
10 Apr. 2017
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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations, 2016-2017 (Midwest)
More than US$12.2 billion has been requested from the State Revolving Funds in the Midwest -- a key source of funding to improve drinking water and...
19 Apr. 2017
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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations, 2016-2017 (West)
Colorado has the highest drinking water project need, while California has the highest clean water project need. Bluefield analyzes funding for each state in the...
24 Apr. 2017
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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations (Northeast)
State Revolving Fund project needs in the Northeast region total more than US$34.6 billion with New York and New Jersey at the top of the...
28 Apr. 2017
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State Revolving Fund Budget Allocations (South)
With declining federal funding for water projects, State Revolving Funds (SRF) provide low interest loans to public and private entities to improve drinking water and...
28 Apr. 2017
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U.S. Municipal Water Reuse: Opportunities, Outlook, & Competitive Landscape 2017-2027
The need to secure future water supplies, in the face of increasing demand and uncertain water availability, is driving adoption of water reuse. Bluefield forecasts...
12 Sep. 2017
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