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Advanced Asset Management Strategies to Drive $41 Billion in Water Utility Savings over Next Decade
Boston, Massachusetts – Smarter, more advanced asset management strategies will save water utilities US$41.9 billion in capital expenditures by 2027, according to a new report from Bluefield Re...Intel Chips in with Water Reuse
On 23 April 2018, Intel Corporation highlighted its ensuing completion of a US$25 million water recycling facility at its Ronler Acres manufacturing location in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Initially announced in 2016, the project contract was awarded to GE Water & Process Solutions (now Suez) and is a strategic move to secure water supplies for expansion of its D1X microchip manufacturing operations. In September 2017, Intel announced its goal to return 100% of its water used back to local communities by 2025.
In this Research Note, Bluefield’s water experts analyze Intel’s strategy and water initiatives from other global semiconductor players.
Advanced Asset Management Practices: A Global Overview
Bluefield water experts Will Maize and Erin Bonney Casey recently presented on a webinar for the Water Asset Management Conference Series.
These slides provides highlight analysis available through our new reports:
Advanced Asset Management for Municipal Water: Global Trends & Strategies, 2018 – 2027
Smarter, more advanced asset management strategies will save water utilities US$41.9 billion in capital expenditures by 2027.The Current State of US Water Infrastructure Policy
Jon Freedman, now the Global Government Affairs Leader with SUEZ Water Technologies, returns as a podcast guest and delivers a great overview of US water infrastructure policy. Jon delves into legisla...Flurry of M&A Puts Spotlight on Large Water IOUs
California Water Service Group (CWSG) has made three attempts to acquire San Jose Water (SJW), but SJW’s Board of Directors has rejected all three offers. Most recently, on 26 April 2018, CWSG made its proposals public, forcing shareholder review. The strategic rationale behind SJW’s acquisition of Connecticut Water will now face scrutiny in the public sphere.
This deal, pending regulatory review, reinforces the trend we are seeing of privately-owned IOUs as acquisition targets. In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts analyze the transaction landscape and competitive positioning of these two San Jose-based companies and their peers.
