GWI Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide useful information to the owners of the site.
Websites this cookie policy is applicable to
- globalwaterintel.com
- gwiwaterdata.com
- desaldata.com
- ultrafacilityportal.io/
- ultrafacility.io/
- watermeetsmoney.com
- americanwatersummit.com
- leadingutilities.org
- globalwaterleaders.org
- ultrapurewater.com
- globalwatersecurity.org/
- corporatewaterleaders.com/
- thewaterreport.co.uk/
Cookies we use
Strictly Necessary (Essential Cookies)
These cookies cannot be opted-out of since they are essential for the running of the website.
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and to provide the user with the services they have requested. They are used for a variety of purposes, including: authentication, session management, security, the detection and prevention of fraudulent activity, and user preferences (such as their language, location, and font size).
For paying GWI Executive members (www.globalwaterintel.com), Segment cookies are used to track your site interactions for usage reporting purposes, which includes information such as your email address and organisation name. Lead contacts/Paying Members can opt out of this for their organisation by contacting sales@globalwaterintel.com. If you opt out, we will track interactions anonymously by organisation for internal GWI purposes.
| Cookie | Name | Expires | Purpose |
| LinkedIn / Microsoft MSN | Li_gc | 6 months | Stores cookie consent preferences. |
| Widget mediator zopim | AWSALBCORS | 7 days | Provides load balancing functionality. |
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Vimeo |
__cf_bm |
30 minutes |
Read and filter requests from bots. |
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Calendly |
__cf_bm |
30 minutes |
Read and filter requests from bots. |
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_GRECAPTCHA |
6 months |
Provides spam protection. |
| GWI |
_WaterData_session |
Session |
Allows the app to store the current session. |
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_desaldata_session |
Session |
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_new_ultrapuremicro_session |
Session |
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_leading_utilities2_session |
Session |
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_global_water_leaders_session |
Session |
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_ultrapure_water_rails_session |
Session |
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.nr-data.net |
JSESSIONID |
Session |
Used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. |
| CommuniGator |
wow.session |
20 minutes |
IIS session code. |
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wow.schedule |
20 minutes |
Load balance session queue. |
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| GWI |
gwi-cookie-consent |
150 days |
Allows the app to store cookie consent information. |
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gwi-cookie-consent-custom |
150 days |
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| GWI / Auth0 |
auth0.*_ |
1 day |
Used for authentication. |
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legacy_auth0.* |
1 day |
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| GWI / Segment |
ajs_anonymous_id |
1 year |
Used for anonymous usage reporting. |
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ajs_user_id |
1 year |
Used for usage reporting per customer, unless your company has opted out of usage reports. |
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| Wix |
_wixAB3 |
6 months |
Used for system monitoring/debugging. |
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_wixCIDX |
3 months |
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_wixUIDX |
4 months |
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_wix_browser_sess |
Session |
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wixClient |
Session |
Session cookie required for site functionality. |
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wixLanguage |
12 months |
This saves user language preferences. |
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wixSession2 |
Session |
Used for system effectiveness measurement. |
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XSRF-TOKEN |
Session |
Cookie for fraud detection of calls. |
Performance / Analytical cookies
Performance cookies are used to understand how users navigate and interact with websites. For example, analytic cookies may collect how many users are on a specific website, how long a user stays, and which pages they visit. The data supports the development of the website to understand what works. These cookies monitor only the performance of the site as the user interacts with it. These cookies don’t collect identifiable information on visitors. All data collected is anonymous and only used to improve the functionality of a website.
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Cookie |
Name |
Expires |
Purpose |
| Google Analytics |
_gid |
1 day |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our websites. We use the information to compile reports and to support website improvements. For example, the number of visitors to the website and pages they have visited.
Read Google’s overview of privacy and safeguarding data for more information. |
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_ga |
2 years |
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_gat |
1 minute |
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_utmv |
2 years |
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_utma |
2 years |
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_utmc |
Session |
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_utmz |
6 months, 2 days |
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_utmt |
10 minutes |
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_utmb |
30 mintues |
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| LinkedIn / Microsoft MSN |
AnalyticsSyncHistory |
1 month |
Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. |
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lms_analytics |
1 month |
Used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for advertising. | |
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lidc |
1 day |
Provide load balancing functionality. | |
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YouTube |
YSC |
Session |
To store and track interactions. |
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LinkedIn (Oribi) |
Ln_or |
1 day |
Used to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out on a specific domain. |
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CommuniGator |
wow.anonymousid |
1 year, 1 month |
Anonymous visitor ID. |
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wow.utmvalues |
20 minutes |
Stores the UTM values for the session. |
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| Hotjar
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_hjSessionUser_ |
1 year |
Assigns a Hotjar User ID unique to the site and ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. |
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_hjUserAttributes |
1 minute |
Stores User Attributes sent through the Hotjar Identify API. |
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hjViewportId |
Session |
Stores user viewport details such as size and dimensions. |
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hjActiveViewportIds |
Persistent |
Stores user active viewports IDs and an expiration timestamp that is used to validate active viewports on script initialisation. |
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| Force24 |
F24_autoID |
6 months if anonymous 10 years if not anonymous |
This is a temporary identifier on a local machine or phone browser that helps us track anonymous information to be later married up with F24_personID. If this is left anonymous it will be deleted after 6 months. Non-essential, first party, 10 years, persistent. |
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F24_personID |
10 years |
This is an ID generated per individual contact in the Force24 system to be able to track behaviour and form submissions into the Force24 system from outside sources per user. This is used for personalization and ability to segment decisions for further communications. Non-essential, first party, 10 years, persistent. |
Targeting / Advertising Cookies
Targeting cookies are used to track a user's browsing behaviour and collect data about their online activities. These cookies are used by advertisers and marketers to gather information about a user's interests and behaviour, which can then be used to display relevant targeted ads or personalised content.
Tracking cookies work by collecting data about a user's browsing behaviour, including the websites they visit, the pages they view, and the products or services they search for. This data is then used to create a profile of the user's interests and preferences, which can be used to display targeted ads or personalised content.
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Cookie |
Name |
Expires |
Purpose |
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YouTube |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
6 months |
Provide bandwidth estimations. |
| LinkedIn / Microsoft MSN |
UserMatchHistory |
30 days |
Provide ad delivery or retargeting. |
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bcookie |
1 year |
Store browser details. |
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Bscookie |
1 year |
Store logged in users. |
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| ln_or
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1 day |
Used to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out on a specific domain. |
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| Google DoubleClick |
IDE |
1 year |
Provide ad delivery or retargeting. |
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Test_cookie |
15 minutes |
Used by Google DoubleClick to check that cookies can be set. |
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Google AdSense |
_gcl_au |
3 months |
Store and track conversions. |
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Intercom Messenger |
Intercom-device-id-[app_id] |
9 months |
Unique device identifier. Cookie is used to determine unique devices interacting with the Intercom Messenger to prevent abuse. |
Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies are used to enhance the performance and usability of websites. Functional cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of a website, in this case, they are similar to strictly necessary cookies. They are typically not used for marketing purposes. These cookies store information such as user preferences and settings, as well as login information, which can help a website remember a user's preferences and make the website more personalised and efficient.
Some common uses for functional cookies include remembering a user's language preferences, saving items in a shopping cart, and keeping a user logged in to a website. These cookies can improve the user experience by allowing websites to remember important information and preferences, and they can help websites to load quicker and efficiently.
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Cookie |
Name |
Expires |
Purpose |
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Vimeo |
vuid |
2 years |
Store the user's usage history. |
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Atlassian Jira Servicedesk |
Ajs_anonymous_id |
1 year |
Store last visit. |
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Wufoo.com |
Ep201 |
30 mins |
This cookie is used to embed forms on our website. |
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Intercom Messenger
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Intercom-session-[app_id] |
1 week |
Keeping track of sessions. This session cookie is refreshed on each successful logged-in ping, extending it one week from that moment. The user can access their conversations and have data communicated on logged-out pages for 1 week, as long as the session isn’t intentionally terminated with Intercom, which usually happens on logout. |
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Intercom-id-[app_id] |
9 months |
Unique anonymous identifier. |
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GWI |
projectTrackerParams |
Permanent |
Local storage setting, recording saved filters on search screens. |
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Hotjar
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_hjHasCachedUserAttributes |
Session |
To know whether the data set in _hjUserAttributes Local Storage item is up to date or not. |
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_hjUserAttributesHash |
2 minutes, extended every 30 seconds |
To know when User Attribute has changed and needs to be updated. |
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_hjSession_ |
30 minutes |
Holds current session data and ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session. |
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_hjTLDTest |
Session |
Enables us to try to determine the most generic cookie path to use, instead of page hostname – this means cookies can be shared across subdomains. |
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_hjClosedSurveyInvites |
1 year |
Set when a user interacts with a Link Survey invitation modal – this ensures the same invite does not reappear if it has already been shown. |
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_hjDonePolls |
1 year |
Set when a user completes an on-site Survey – this ensures the same Survey does not reappear if it has already been filled in. |
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_hjMinimizedPolls |
1 year |
Set when a user minimises an on-site Survey. |
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_hjShownFeedbackMessage |
1 day |
Set when a user minimises or completes a Feedback widget. |
Force24
This is a marketing software we use to send emails to inform you of our offerings which may be of interest to you. Force24 cookies are first party cookies and are enabled at the point of cookie acceptance on our websites. The cookies are listed in the above tables. They allow us to understand our audience engagement thus allowing better optimization of marketing activity. The information stored by Force24 cookies remains anonymous until:
- Our website is visited via clicking from an email, sent via the Force24 platform and cookies are accepted on the website.
- A user of the website completes a form created using Force24 software containing email address from either our website or our Force24 landing pages.
The Force24 cookies will remain on a device for 10 years unless they are deleted.
Other tracking
We also use similar technologies including tracking pixels and link tracking to monitor your viewing activities.
Device and browser type and open statistics
All emails have a tracking pixel (a tiny invisible image) with a quary string in the URL. Within the URL we have user details to identify who opened an email for statistical purposes.
Link tracking
All links within emails sent from the Force24 platform contain a unique tracking reference, this reference help us identify who clicked an email for statistical purposes.
For more information, please see Force24’s Cookie Policy: https://force24.co.uk/cookie-policy/ and Privacy Policy: https://force24.co.uk/privacy-policy/.
CommuniGator
While we transition to Force24, we will use cookies through CommuniGator. This is a marketing software used to send emails to inform you of our offerings which may be of interest to you. We will cease use of CommuniGator by the 28th February 2025. CommuniGator uses reverse IP lookup to identify visitors to our websites when you accept cookies. The cookies are listed in the above tables. It includes the use of:
a. GatorLeads Cookies
GatorLeads is a tool that identifies the organisation that website visitors belong to, based on a reverse IP lookup. GatorLeads also use cookies to process this identification, and personal information about individual users is stored. Cookies used by GatorLeads store information about your current web browsing session (pages viewed, time on site, etc.) and the dates and times of previous visits to our website.
This information is used by us to profile website visitors in order to better understand the way in which our website content is viewed, and which organisations may be interested in our offerings.
b. Website cookies and link tracking
Cookies allow us to provide important site functionality. They also allow us to remember what links and pages have been clicked or viewed during a session. If you have provided us with personal information, for example, completing a contact form, we may associate this personal information with other information. This allows us to identify and record what is most relevant to you.
c. IP address lookup
We use third parties to provide information about visitors to our websites. When you visit our website and opt-in to cookies, we will record your IP address. This address will be matched against public and proprietary IP address databases to provide us with information about your visit. This information may identify the organisation which the IP address is registered to, but not individuals. In some circumstances, i.e., single person companies, it may be possible to identify personal information from publicly available ICANN data.
d. Email marketing post-click tracking cookies
These cookies are used to report on the pages of our websites that have been viewed by visitors who have followed links from our email marketing campaigns. This analysis helps us to understand additional content that is viewed by the contacts in our database and therefore, allows us to improve and tailor future campaigns to those contacts’ specific areas of interest.
For more information, please see CommuniGator’s Cookie Policy: https://spotler.co.uk/cookie-policy and Privacy Policy: https://spotler.co.uk/privacy-policy.
Hotjar
We use Hotjar when you opt-in for cookies on our websites in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimise your service and experience. The cookies are listed in the above tables.
Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g., to help us improve the user experience on the site, and to identify pain points) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behaviour and their devices. This includes a device’s IP address (processed during your session and store in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymised user profile. Hotjar is contractually forbidden to sell any of the data collected on our behalf.
For further details, please see the ‘about Hotjar’ section on Hotjar’s support site.
Similar Technologies
Cookies are not the only way some companies are able to gather information about website usage. Other tools that behave like cookies are often referred to as ‘similar technologies’.
Alongside Google Analytics, we use Google Signals. Google Signals compiles multi-platform data reports on Google users who have enabled personalised advertising in their Google accounts. We use this for its cross-device reporting and remarketing capabilities, thereby improving our effectiveness in advertising through Google Ads. All data is anonymous and we are unable to identify individual Google users.
You may access and/or delete this data via My Activity within your Google Account. You may also opt out of this entirely by visiting Ad Settings within your Google Account and turning this off.
Cookies Controlled by Member State
The cookies listed below are active where you are a member of WaterData or DesalData and your paying member or lead contact has not opted the company out of these cookies.
The cookies are used to provide the paying member or lead contact with an annual usage report to support in decision making and resource allocation.
These cookies cannot be turned off on an individual basis. Please speak to your paying member or lead contact of your membership if you have any questions. The paying member or lead contact can opt-out of these cookies on a company-wide basis.
| Cookie | Name | Expires | Purpose |
| GWI | Ahoy_visitor | 2 years | This is set by GWI for analytics measurement. |
| Ahoy_visit | 4 hours | ||
| Ahoy_track | 7 days | ||
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GWI / Segment |
ajs_user_id | 1 year | Used for usage reporting per customer. |
How do I change my cookie settings?
When you first visit one of our websites, a pop up will appear to notify you that we use cookies and will allow you to accept all cookies, deny all non-essential cookies, or choose your own cookies settings.
If you select to choose your own cookies settings, you will be displayed with the different cookie types and you can toggle them on or off depending on your preference.
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Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
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About Us
GWI DesalData is produced by Global Water Intelligence, the unchallenged leader in highvalue business information for the international water sector.
For 15 years Global Water Intelligence has been helping clients make the most informed strategic decisions by providing expert-led publications, newsletters, databases and market research reports. Over the years, we have acquired an expert team of researchers and journalists with backgrounds in finance, economics, water and technology who are extremely well-connected. Our team has an unparalleled network of senior executives, utility and industry leaders working within the business of water, enabling us to bring you exclusive and reliable insights into the key trends, developments and opportunities within the water sector.
The portfolio of intelligence we produce has expanded significantly since 2002. Since launching Global Water Intelligence Magazine, we have acquired and developed The Water Desalination Report, WaterData and have become the commercial partner of The Produced Water Society. We have also published deep dive market research reports spanning a range of key markets including heavy water-using industries, control and monitoring systems, the oil and gas markets, municipal and industrial water technology and services as well as 4 editions of the bestselling, industry-renowned Global Water Market report.
GWI DesalData is the culmination of this expansive research portfolio, the goal is to bring our research together in a single, intuitive online platform that makes it easy for our customers to access intelligence that will drive their business forward in the touch of a button.
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New Features
New GWI DesalData updates for 2020
GWI DesalData is continuously improving and expanding its depth of coverage of the desalination market. Here are just some of the planned feature launches:
Market Report
DesalData Market Focus Deck, 2023
The desalination & reuse sectors are experiencing their strongest boom in new capacity ever, bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic to even greater heights than before. Driven by worsening water scarcity, growing populations, and increasing industrial water demand these sectors are expected to experience strong growth both in the short and long term. With rich pipelines of both independent water projects and traditional EPC contracts in the GCC as well as new building programmes in North Africa, the Middle East is set to remain the preeminent regional market for desalination.
Meanwhile, on the reuse side, strong demand and growing regulatory pressures in China, the USA, and India present strong opportunities for businesses able to position themselves to capitalise within these high growth markets, whilst long-term trends of population growth, urbanisation and industrialisation mean that demand for reuse will remain strong over the next few years. The same drivers are leading to increasing interest in brine concentration technologies such as evaporators and crystallisers.
Capitalising on the associated opportunities during these unprecedented levels of growth will require an in-depth knowledge of international markets and a keen appreciation of where spending is likely to be concentrated, which areas are primed for the highest levels of growth, where project opportunities will arise, and how best to access them. This slide deck will provide your business with granular spending forecasts up to 2028, competitive intelligence, project data, and a wealth of key insights collected by our analysts over the last year to help you ensure that you maximise your potential within this fast-growing market.
Included in the slide deck:
- CAPEX and OPEX forecasts: Equipment/service type, plant type, region, end-user.
- Contracted and Operating capacity forecasts: Technology, region, end-user.
- Reuse forecast by: Region, installed capacity by reuse application and treatment level, installed triple barrier and tertiary treatment by capacity and country.
- Key Market Profiles: A detailed breakdown of the world’s top desalination and reuse markets alongside in-depth forecasts and analysis on key opportunities within each of them.
Testimonials
“DesalData is a great tool for our sales and marketing team to help guide our company’s desal focus for new business. The global news updates, database search, and market analysis provided in forecast webinars give valuable insight to the global market and key trends.”
Alisha Cooley, FEDCO
“Informative, inclusive and insightful. The only website you need to subscribe to if you are working on the desalination sector.”
Nagy Elashmany, Alireza
“GWI DesalData helps us track the status of global desalination projects along with key project information. It gives us access to information that we would find difficult to get on our own. If the desalination market is very important for your business and for market research, I would recommend subscribing to GWI DesalData.”
Hyejin Ko, LG Chem
