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Water-Energy Nexus: Water Utilities to Benefit from Advanced Power Sector Solutions
To date, the water and power sector verticals have coexisted as customers of one another, rather than as partners in managing energy and water flows within the municipal networks. A paradigm shift is underwayAcciona Tests Mexico Utility Concession Model
On 19 December 2017, Spanish private water player Acciona Agua and the municipality of Boca del Río, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico signed a 30-year water utility concession agreement for the company to manage the full water cycle for over 140,000 people.
The contract’s operation performance targets include a reduction of non-revenue water, which currently stands at over 50%. The clock is ticking on Mexico’s 2014 national infrastructure plan. With federal elections coming on 1 July 2018, this concession’s performance will provide a useful reference.
Hubbell Makes a Splash into Water with Aclara Purchase
Closing out 2017 with another water-sector M&A deal, Hubbell Incorporated, a diversified equipment supplier to industrial and utility sectors, announced on Dec 26 that it would acquire Missouri-based Aclara Technologies from Sun Capital Partners. The US$1.1 billion deal is expected to close first quarter of 2018.
The deal positions Hubbell for growth in the municipal water sector and across utility markets. Aclara has built a unique offering of smart water solutions for municipal water utilities by coupling its core data communications competency with value-added hardware and software solutions.
Spurring Innovation in the Water-Energy Nexus
To kick off the new year, we turn to Michael Murphy, the Director of Water Innovation for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. In that capacity, Michael works on fostering water innovation within th...JEA Sale Could Set High Water Mark in Florida
On 28 November 2017, a JEA board member set in motion the potential of privatization, or transfer of the utility, to a privately held company. The convergence of critical infrastructure continues to gain momentumThe Year in Water 2017
A little something different for this year’s wrap-up. Rather than a monologue by me, I decided to pull in some water leaders and have a virtual panel about a remarkable year in water. Charles Fishma...Pure Synergy for Xylem Smart Water Acquisitions
On 11 December 2017, water technology and solutions firm Xylem Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Canadian pipe diagnostics and analytics firm Pure Technologies.
Xylem touts the deal as an extension of its strategy to become a leading smart infrastructure provider, building on its acquisitions of Visenti and Sensus in 2016.
Pure has evolved over the past twenty years from a Canada-focused oil & gas field services and equipment firm into an international provider of asset condition and pipeline monitoring services for the municipal water sector. Pure has been evolving into a key data and analytics player, leveraging the data it collects on underground assets through its inspections to reduce non-revenue water.
In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts examine the impact of this acquisition on Xylem’s strategy, the capabilities’ Pure brings to the table, and the competitive landscape for solutions’ providers addressing non-revenue water and leakage management.
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