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Hydraulic Fracturing’s Rebound? Forecasting Its Impact on Water Management
The hydraulic fracturing sector’s call for water management solutions has been kickstarted by a resurgence of drilling activity in 2017. On the heels of a U.S. horizontal rig count that has climbed ...Emefcy-RWL Merger Tests Fluency in China
Israeli wastewater treatment technology firm Emefcy Group Limited (Emefcy) and US-based industrial water services firm RWL Water have announced their plans to create a global provider of innovated distributed water and wastewater treatment solutions – under a new entity, Fluence.
Emefcy anticipates RWL will accelerate its deployment in China — where the company aims to increase wastewater treatment levels from 10% to 70% of total flow in rural areas within its current Five-Year Plan.
U.S. Investor-Owned Water Utilities: M&A Deals and Trends, Q2 2017
Deal activity, sparked by favorable macroeconomic trends, continues to center on a core group of states– Pennsylvania, Texas, California– but recent deal flow and policy shifts indicate further expansionDave Speaks. An Interview by Matt Klein
TWV #001 guest Matt Klein returns to turn the tables on Dave. Matt and Dave discuss a wide range of issues affecting the water industry, and Matt does a terrific job leading the discussion. Take a lis...My three takeaways from SWAN 2017
Bluefield Research attended the 7th annual SWAN conference in London and it was an exciting two days. Well over 200 attendees took part in the conference and a diverse mix of utilities, vendors, an...Utilities Pilot Nascent IoT Protocols for Efficiencies
On 13 April 2017 Societá Metropolitana Acque Torino S.p.A (SMAT), Turin’s municipal water utility, and Olivetti, the digital center of Telecom Italia Group (TIM), signed an agreement to deploy the first Narrow Band Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) cellular network in Italy. Currently operating 750,000 manually-read meters, SMAT becomes the first Italian utility to explore new IoT protocols.
To date, SMAT (and the Italian water sector) have been plagued by non-revenue water loss. By harnessing Narrow-Band IoT, the utility aims to optimize its network by integrating real-time network monitoring with advanced remote control stations, enhancing predictive demand forecasting with district metering, and improving data flow and transparency to turn water customers into educated consumers.
In this Research Note, Bluefield analyzes the changing nature of water sector IoT communications and evolving strategies of utilities that are leveraging these technologies. For more in-depth analysis, see our recent reports on smart water in the US and Europe.
Maximizing Operational Resilience (Smart Water Networks Forum)
This presentation by Senior Analyst Will Maize at the recent Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) in London focuses on utility strategies to maximize operational resilience.
In this presentation, Bluefield addresses:
- Competitive Landscape for Global Smart Water Markets
- How Smart Water Players are Adopting to Utility Silos
- Europe Utility Rankings and Smart Water Adoption
- Smart Solution Player Positioning
- Impact of Utility OPEX on Smart Water Strategies
These slides are available to registrants of Bluefield’s website (Follow this link to register). For more in-depth analysis, see our recent reports on smart water strategies in the US and Europe.
Water for Fracking: Produced Water Treatment & Disposal Trends in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale
Pennsylvania continues to set the pace for recycling produced water for fracking in the Marcellus shale, with more than 60% of the 25 million barrels stored and treated for multiple applications. At the close of 2016, reported wastewater production from Pennsylvania’s 6,538 permitted wells declined 54% to 11.8 million barrels from a historical high of 25 million barrels in the second half of 2014.
Bluefield has identified 25 companies treating the lion’s share of produced water for disposal and reuse from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale. Our analysis ranks well operators and centralized produced water treatment facilities by wastewater volumes.
In this Data Insight, Bluefield water experts analyze:
- Pennsylvania’s Active Wells and Wastewater Production
- Wastewater Disposal Methods
- Fracking Activity by County and by Volume
- Pennsylvania Operator Wastewater Disposal Methods
- Top 25 Well Operators by Disposal Method
Coal (De)regulations Impact Water Sector
On 28 April 2017, a U.S. federal appeals court announced a 60-day stay on a final ruling on the 2015 Clean Power Plan, which mandates a 32% reduction below 2005 levels of carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired electric power plants by 2030.
At the same time, coal plants around the U.S. are increasingly being replaced by natural gas and renewable power. Furthermore, as independent power providers and utilities distance themselves from coal, wastewater solutions providers are beginning to benefit from closures of coal ash storage facilities.
In this Research note, Bluefield water experts analyze how recent changes in the coal sector will impact opportunities in water, answering these key questions:
- How will the delay in environmental regulations impact the water for power sector?
- What does the decline in coal mean for for water solution providers?
- How will wastewater solution providers benefit from closures of coal ash facilities?
This analysis is available to clients of our US & Canada Industrial Water Insight service. More industrial water analysis from Bluefield.
