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Behind the Data: Unveiling the Water Footprint of Artificial Intelligence 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage these days—but when consumers type a question into ChatGPT, they aren’t thinking about water. ChatGPT, a generative AI tool with 1.4 billion site visit...

Europe Municipal Wastewater Reuse: Business Models and Competitive Strategies 

Part 2 of Bluefield's comprehensive Europe municipal wastewater reuse analysis, studies 16 municipal wastewater reuse projects in nine European countries that showcase different approaches to customer-base targeting, infrastructure build-out, and investment structure. This Insight Report explores market opportunities through the analysis of business and value creation models, key case studies, the competitive framework, and selected players.

U.S. Municipal Water & Sewer: Annual Utility Rate Index, 2023 

Bluefield Research has for the eighth consecutive year engaged in a comprehensive analysis of water and sewer rates for 50 of the largest U.S. cities. This analysis considers the associated impacts on residential water and sewer bills, as ratepayers represent the primary funding source for municipal operating expenditures.

Water costs rising in the Valley 

Holistic Data and Change Management for Utilities with David Lynch 

David Lynch, CEO & Co-founder of Klir, provides an absolutely fabulous interview discussing how utilities manage data and AI applications, as well as delivering some key insights for holistically ...

The Cloud vs. drought: Water hog data centers threaten Latin America, critics say 

LOGISTEC’s ALTRA Poised for Growth after Latest Take-Private Water Deal 

On 16 October 2023, Montreal, Canada-based LOGISTEC Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity (PE) firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners and infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak. The acquisition, one of seven ‘take-private’ water deals tracked this year, highlights the increasing role of PE in water.

Are Take-Private Water Deals on the Rise? 

Two Montreal-based firms have been recently taken private. On 2 October 2023, Ember Infrastructure announced it would acquire H2O Innovation Inc., a Canadian water solutions provider. A few weeks late...

Global Water Deal Flow: A Look at 2023 Water M&A, Leading Companies, and Market Outlook for 2024 

In this client presentation, Bluefield water experts shared their analysis of notable acquisitions, M&A market trends, company strategies to expand market share, and provided insight on what’s to come in 2024.

A new era of water reuse and reclamation: opportunities and challenges