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Industrial Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q1 2025 

The U.S. power market is under pressure from AI-driven data center expansion, industrial reshoring, and electrification, driving a projected 2.3% CAGR in electricity demand from 2025 to 2030. While renewables have dominated new capacity additions over the last decade, natural gas expansion and nuclear plant restarts are reinforcing high water withdrawal and consumption requirements for power generation.

Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2025 

The 10 publicly traded digital water companies tracked by Bluefield saw an annual revenue growth of 7.4% in 2024, with five of these firms posting double-digit growth, led by Trimble with an impressive 22.3% increase.

Glanua Powers Up Wastewater, Biogas Production Portfolio 

Ireland-based Glanua has reinforced its position in the U.K. anaerobic digestion and biogas market through its recent acquisition of Marches Biogas, a U.K.-based engineering and services firm specializing in AD technology.

Investment Pours into Spain Data Centers 

On 3 March, Amazon Web Services Europe announced three new water projects in Aragon, Spain, worth €17.2 million (US$18.1 million). These initiatives will include an early warning system for floods, AI-powered irrigation optimization, and infrastructure upgrades in the city of Huesca.

Herc, Sunbelt, and United: How Recent M&A Is Reshaping the Water Equipment Rental Market 

In Episode 114 of The Future of Water podcast, host Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield Research Senior Analyst Ethan Edwards for a deep dive into the water landscape, focusing on the evolving role o...

Research Finds Europe’s Digital Water Solutions Market To Double by 2033 

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Europe’s Digital Water Market Forecast To Double by 2033: Policy & Technology Drive Transformation 

Innovation in Water Well Drilling with Jack Clark 

Veteran water well driller Jack Clark explains his innovative approach to the water well drilling industry and the practical aspects of water well drilling. Plus, Reese Tisdale discusses a potential b...

Herc’s US$5.3B Acquisition: Reshaping the Water Rental Market Channel 

On 18 February 2025, Florida-based Herc Rentals announced it successfully outbid rival United Rentals with a US$5.3 billion bid for publicly traded H&E Equipment Services. The deal cements Herc in the third-ranked spot among equipment rental companies in terms of market share, placing it behind United and Sunbelt Rentals. United’s losing bid of US$4.8 billion was made on 14 January 2025.