Shaped by a growing demand for water & wastewater infrastructure investment and an increasingly favorable policy landscape, private participation among U.S. utilities is on the rise. Bluefield’s water experts discuss their recent analysis of investor-owned utilities’ strategies, highlighting M&A trends and how companies—from American Water to private equity-backed firms—are approaching the water market. Reese Tisdale… Continue reading What’s Behind the Rise in Private Participation in Water?
Podcast: The Future of Water
Which Municipalities Are Driving Climate and Water Sustainability?
Bluefield’s industrial water experts breakdown their recent analysis of 35 large U.S. cities with climate action plans which evaluates greenhouse emissions, energy use, reduction strategies, and water management positions. This discussion provides insight into why more U.S. cities are not developing climate action plans but also the variation in approaches for those cities with mitigation… Continue reading Which Municipalities Are Driving Climate and Water Sustainability?
Tapping Water Utility Data for Business Strategies
In this episode, our data team discusses Bluefield’s utility data and details the journey to collect and inventory 747 capital improvement plans that have been scrubbed and cleaned for Bluefield clients. This discussion provides insights into what the data is, the value of the data, and how Bluefield clients are using this bottom-up, detailed information. Reese Tisdale speaks… Continue reading Tapping Water Utility Data for Business Strategies
Water M&A, Recent Deals, Trends, and Outlook
The Bluefield team talks mergers and acquisition trends across the global water sector, providing insight into the slow down of deal flow activity. Reese Tisdale and Steph Aldock discusses the impacts of big deals, new market entrants, and the impact of global economic volatility. While it seems like the bottom may have fallen out of… Continue reading Water M&A, Recent Deals, Trends, and Outlook
Who’s messin’ with Texas Water Utilities
The Bluefield team discusses their take on private participation in water, breaking down the where and who is leading the way. The discussion builds off of Bluefield’s analysis of investor-owned utilities, contract operations firms, and market analysis. Reese Tisdale, in addition to being joined by Steph Aldock and Isabel Kezman, also sheds light on his recent attendance… Continue reading Who’s messin’ with Texas Water Utilities
We’ve Been Talkin’ ’bout Jackson
Bluefield’s water experts breakdown the how and what’s behind the ongoing water and wastewater crisis in the capital city of Jackson, MS. From drinking water quality issues to infrastructure funding to wastewater challenges, Reese Tisdale discusses the whole convergence of water-related challenges facing water utilities and disadvantaged communities. If you enjoy listening to The Future… Continue reading We’ve Been Talkin’ ’bout Jackson
Water Sector Gatekeepers: Engineering Firms Build Out Digital Water Strategies
Digital technology is everywhere, including for water applications. A lot is happening when it comes to hardware, software, and services. Bluefield water experts dive into the role of engineering firms and discuss market challenges, strategic shifts, spinouts, recent M&A, and strategic announcements by firms active in water. Podcast host, Reese Tisdale, leads this discussion with Senior… Continue reading Water Sector Gatekeepers: Engineering Firms Build Out Digital Water Strategies
How Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reshape Water Market Opportunities?
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represents the biggest move by the federal government to address climate change. Not only does it support an energy transition that has been in the making for decades, it opens the door to new tech, new business models, and, for Bluefield, a pivot towards new opportunities in water. Podcast host, Reese… Continue reading How Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reshape Water Market Opportunities?
The Heat Is On: The State of the Global Water Market
Unusually hot temperatures and droughts are affecting regions all over the world from Europe, South Asia, Iraq to Mexico–particularly affecting agricultural industries. New data from the United Nations shows that the number and duration of droughts are on the rise. Bluefield’s water experts discuss how prolonged droughts will affect water consumption for municipalities, but also… Continue reading The Heat Is On: The State of the Global Water Market
Breaking Down the Global Desalination Market
The effects of climate change, population growth, and the rise of industrialization have played a significant role in water scarcity and have had a substantial impact on water demand. Bluefield’s water experts discuss findings from their recent analysis of large scale global desalination market, project activity, ownership trends, and technology shifts. In today’s episode, Reese Tisdale is joined… Continue reading Breaking Down the Global Desalination Market
