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Will Big Tech Disrupt the Water Sector? 

As adoption of digital technology grows in the global water industry, big tech firms—enterprise software companies, cloud services providers, electronics manufacturers, etc.—are taking notice. Players such as Amazon Web Services

Water for Energy: Trends, Market Conditions, Forward Looking, Q1, 2021 

The water for energy market landscape is undergoing a transformation, shaped by changing energy supplies and related water management strategies. In recent months, notable policy shifts in Washington,

Are Municipalities Benefitting from Fair Market Value Legislation? 

On average, Bluefield’s team of water experts tracks more than 125 utility acquisitions per year. Reese Tisdale talks to Bluefield Analyst Mariel Marchand about utility acquisitions and the impact o...

Rebounding 11%, Digital Water Project Activity Signals Bright Spot Amidst Pandemic 

Boston, Massachusetts: Digital water project activity in the U.S.  is showing signs of a turnaround by increasing 11% from Q2 to Q3 2020. The uptick stems partly from more favorable market condit...

Do Fair Market Value Policies Drive Water & Wastewater Utility Acquisitions? 

Bluefield has tracked approximately 130 system acquisitions, annually, of which only a share have been executed using Fair Market Value (FMV). Despite being adopted in 12 states, FMV has been most impactful in only

Brazil Private Water Market Surges: Tender Analysis, Competitive Positioning, and Water Market Trends 

Brazil’s water sector is undergoing an overhaul with the focus on reaching universal water and sewer service coverage by 2030. A combination of lackluster progress towards this goal, combined with structural challenges

LatAm Water Markets and Brazilian Water Opportunities with Shimon Constante 

LatAm water veteran Shimon Constante provides great insights into the LatAm water markets, their history, and how they developed. Shimon also focuses on and explains the recent Brazilian water legisla...

New Year Episode: Biggest Headlines, Challenges, and Trends Influencing Global Water 

In Bluefield’s first podcast of the year, Reese Tisdale, Eric Bindler, and Erin Bonney Casey reflect on some of last year’s biggest water headlines, discuss future challenges, and identify...

An Ocean of Opportunity in a World of Crisis 

Never let a good crisis go to waste. Winston Churchill is credited with saying this towards the end of World War Two as he met with Stalin and Roosevelt, referring to the opportunities that present th...

Water Use in Vertical Farming with Sam Schatz 

Sam Schatz of AeroFarms pulls back the curtain on water use in vertical farming. Sam discusses water quality issues, filtration, conservation, and crop water intensity, among other issues. Sam also de...