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Industrial Water Efficiency Grows at a Cost… to Municipalities 

To put things in perspective, U.S. and Canada industrial sector withdrawals have declined 30% over the last three decades to 152 billion gallons per day (the daily equivalent of 760 billion bottles of...

A Watershed Investment Strategy 

Bill Brennan sheds significant light on building a portfolio of sustainable & ESG investments in the water sector. Bill discusses characteristics of companies he looks for, distinguishing those co...

Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, 2018 Year in Review 

Overall, 2018 was a strong year for digital water, with growing interest among municipal water utilities seeking to engage in data-driven technologies and solutions. This quarterly insight highlights key trends in policy, project development, M&A, and venture funding activity in digital water, globally.

Water Utilities Call on Big Data to Guide Pipe Replacements 

Opportunities in Canadian Industrial Water: Market Size, Trends, and Forecast, 2019-2023 

Economically, the market for industrial water management Canada – acquisition, treatment, reuse – exceeded US$1.36 billion in 2018. Bluefield's analysis covering over 7,500 industrial facilities across all 10 provinces highlights the extreme variation in water management spending across 20 industry verticals.

Ostara Acquires Multiform, Signalling Industrial Nutrient Recovery Opportunity 

On 3 January 2019, Ostara Nutrient Recovery announced the acquisition of Multiform Harvest. Based in Seattle, Washington, Multiform’s technology is designed to recover phosphorus from industrial wastewater streams

Unplugged, GE Digital Sharpens Focus on Water 

On 13 December 2018, diversified U.S. industrial firm General Electric announced the spinoff of its software unit, GE Digital. The new, US$1.2 billion firm will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE

Utilities & Infrastructure Panel at BGD LegCon 

BGD LegCon previews the upcoming Indiana legislative session. While the subject matter may be Indiana-specific, I felt it important to release an episode with this panel because it provides insight in...

Greg Goodwin 

Greg Goodwin is a senior research director with several years of experience across the clean technology, industrial operations, and asset-based industries. He most recently worked at LNS Research cove...

El Paso Closes Water Loop with Direct Potable Reuse System 

El Paso Water in Texas is receiving renewed attention as its water utility is poised to become the first large U.S. city to adopt direct potable reuse (DPR). The DPR Advanced Water Purification project, set for completion in 2020 at an estimated cost ranging from US$110 million to US$150 million.