Water

Water is critical for life, agriculture, power production, and industry, and the treatment and distribution of water for all applications is worth nearly half a trillion dollars. However, increasing water stress, a creaking water treatment and distribution infrastructure, and growing pollution pose a severe threat to future economic growth and human wellbeing around the world. Despite the manifold of problems involving water, many companies and industries are taking up the challenge and developing new and innovative solutions to many of the world's water problems. Meeting water needs represents one of the great business opportunities of the coming decades.

Water_Product_PageDespite the potential for growth there is substantial risk, and strong business opportunities can be difficult to find. Those that plunge into the water sector without an understanding of varying drivers between different segments and lack an understanding of the competitive landscape risk making poor choices on the direction to expand or invest. In our on-going coverage of the water space, Lux Research helps companies:

  • Separate meaningful innovation from background noise
  • Navigate large, complex, hyper-local markets
  • Compare new technologies and business models against old ones
  • Understand regulations, industry inertia, and other unique drivers
  • Identify how different technologies interact
  • Understand which segments are positioned for growth and which are set to shrink

Sample topics covered by Lux Research

Technologies:

Membranes

  • Defined pore size membranes
  • Anti-fouling strategies
Disinfection
  • Electrolytic & hydrodynamic cavitation
  • UV-LED and photocatalytic disinfection
Process water
  • Advanced reuse and recovery
  • Ultrapure water
Water sensors, software, and IT
  • Pathogens, metals, and other contaminants
  • Fouling detection sensors
Wastewater
  • Toxic and extreme condition treatment
  • Nutrient extraction
Pipe rehab
  • Robotic and remote inspection
  • Mapping and advanced algorithms
Irrigation
  • Plant monitoring and smart irrigation

Applications:

  • Municipal /residential
    • Drinking water
    • Wastewater
    • Reuse
  • Industrial
    • Extreme water treatment
    • Ultrapure water
    • Cooling and boiler water
    • Process water reuse
    • Industrial wastewater treatment
    • Mining wastewater
    • Produced and flowback water
    • Industrial fluid handling and treatment
  • Agriculture
    • Smart irrigation
    • Emerging Contaminants

Companies:

  • Ostara Nutrient Recovery
  • Seldon Technologies
  • NanoH2O
  • PureSense
  • MIOX
  • Mycelx
  • Microvi Biotech
  • AgWise
  • Norit
  • Infilco Degremont (Suez)
  • Trojan Technologies(Danaher)
  • Insituform
  • Radcom Technologies
  • Pentair
  • Kurita Water Industries
  • FilmTech (Dow)
  • Siemens
  • Veolia
  • Hyflux
  • GE Water and Process Technologies
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