The Future of Water

Your Water Questions Answered: Bonds, Energy, Irrigation, and Tech


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What do water investors, utilities, and infrastructure planners most want to know right now? In this episode, Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield's VP & Managing Director Keith Hays to tackle the top questions submitted by listeners on LinkedIn in this mailbag episode.

From climate finance and sustainable bonds to irrigation infrastructure, emerging technology, and energy costs, the conversation covers a lot of ground. Reese and Keith bring Bluefield's latest research and market perspective to each question—with some straight talk along the way.

Key questions addressed:

  1. What is the investment landscape for water in a climate context, and where do green and blue bonds fit in?
  2. Could distributed energy resources and storage change how irrigation districts fund capital projects?
  3. What emerging water technologies inspire Bluefield most?
  4. What is the real impact of energy market volatility on the water sector?
  5. If you enjoy listening to The Future of Water Podcast, please tell a friend or colleague, and if you haven’t already, please click to follow this podcast wherever you listen.

    If you’d like to be informed of water market news, trends, perspectives and analysis from Bluefield Research, subscribe to Waterline, our weekly newsletter published each Wednesday.

    Related Research & Analysis:

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