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Industrial Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q2 2025
Artificial intelligence is propelling the U.S. data center market, driving a projected 8.6% compound annual growth rate in water demand from 2025 to 2030. New hyperscale facilities and an expansion of co-located data centers are driving cooling demands, placing pressure on local utilities.
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U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook Q1 2020
This Quarterly Insight highlights key trends, transactions, and competitive shifts in the U.S. private water market. Bluefield’s team of water experts tracks company financials, mergers...
15 Jan. 2020
Quarterly Review
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Big Deals Hard to Come by in Municipal Water
At the close of 2019, two large municipal utility acquisitions were taken off the table underscoring the challenges of large deals involving municipal systems. On...
23 Jan. 2020
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.U.S. Municipal Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity and Market Outlook, Q1 2020
This Quarterly Insight highlights key trends in policy, mergers & acquisitions, project development, and strategic shifts impacting municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure investment in...
6 Feb. 2020
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Industrial Water: Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q1 2020
The U.S. industrial water landscape is highly siloed across 20 industrial verticals analyzed by Bluefield Research. This Quarterly Insight highlights key trends, transaction details, and...
13 Feb. 2020
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2020
This Quarterly Insight highlights key trends in project development, M&A, and venture funding activity in digital water, globally. Notable market events that occurred in digital...
14 Feb. 2020
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Water for Hydraulic Fracturing: Forecasts and Trends in Water Management, Q1 2020
The hydraulic fracturing landscape continues to evolve, with water management and related costs playing a more significant role in business decisions and strategies. This Quarterly...
14 Feb. 2020
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.U.S. Breweries: Water & Wastewater Trends and Forecasts
Over the last five years, breweries in the U.S.—large, midsize, regional, and small—have scaled significantly on the heels of urban demand for craft beer. The...
21 Feb. 2020
Insight ReportDeep dive analysis on comprehensive topics to identify market opportunities.
Deep dive analysis on comprehensive topics to identify market opportunities.Non-revenue Water: Sizing the Cost of Water Losses to U.S. Utilities
Real losses, apparent losses, and unbilled consumption are negatively impacting utility bottom lines through wasted water supplies, energy usage for pumping, treatment costs, and improper...
21 Feb. 2020
Insight ReportDeep dive analysis on comprehensive topics to identify market opportunities.
Deep dive analysis on comprehensive topics to identify market opportunities.NW Pipe Seeks Material Growth in Geneva
On 3 February 2020, Northwest Pipe Company (NW Pipe) announced its acquisition of Orem, Utah-based Geneva Pipe and Precast. The US$49.4 million transaction closed on...
21 Feb. 2020
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Economic Signposts Indicate Positive Environment for Water Infrastructure Build-out
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its year-end December 2019 construction spending, thereby closing out the 2019 year with positive results for water & wastewater...
2 Mar. 2020
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.