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Young innovators solve water at the 2023 Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge
Winning university-level team uses data science to tackle marine pollution.
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More than 4,400 students from 150 countries participate in Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge
High school and university students developed solutions to the world’s biggest water security and sustainability threats. Meet this year’s winners.
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From spider web to solving water
Meet our innovation challenge high school winners. It started with a spider web and ended with impressive new insights on solving a growing global water...
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Redefining innovation for sustainability impact
Q&A with Xylem’s Vice President, Sustainability and Social Impact Austin Alexander. To mitigate growing water and climate threats, utilities and businesses are...
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Partnering to Solve Water in India
Partnership is core to how Xylem operates and to our work to solve water in India. To solve the world’s biggest water challenges, you need partners who share a...
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Ozone solution disinfects wastewater from paper industry up to 99.9%
The wastewater is treated for color and disinfection using ozone, generated and diffused by Xylem’s Wedeco technology. The ozone plant was supplied in a fully...
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Xylem funds WEF Chief Medical Officer to protect water professionals during COVID-19 and beyond
“There is a lot of science out there, and that science helps us to understand how to protect workers.” To help protect the health and safety of wastewater...
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Documentary “Brave Blue World” highlights water innovation
An inspirational new documentary shows how technologies and innovations are changing how we manage water. Filmed across five continents, “Brave Blue World”...
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Utility eliminates bad-tasting water due to algae with advanced oxidation
A South Carolina water utility was receiving hundreds of complaints per week about bad-tasting water after algal blooms. Xylem’s advanced oxidation treatment...
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Sewer bypass solution delivered in France in one week
When connecting a new wastewater treatment plant in France to the sewer, a temporary bypass solution was needed for the old treatment plant. Xylem delivered a...
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Berlin canal to be turned into swimming area with UV system
An innovative project in central Berlin will transform a former shipping canal into an urban swimming area. The project, created by the non-profit Flussbad...
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Xylem CEO Patrick Decker: Smart water is the next disruption
Only smart water technology can solve how utilities address water affordability and scarcity, says Xylem CEO Patrick Decker. Following Xylem’s acquisition of...
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Xylem named Water Technology Company of the Year
Xylem was named the Water Technology Company of the Year at the 2018 Global Water Awards. The award is presented to the company that made the most significant...
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Adaptive N technology now in Flygt compact wastewater pumps
Xylem has launched a newly enhanced compact pump range featuring its patented Adaptive N™ technology, designed to eliminate clogging. The company has also...
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Xylem solution helps prevent flooding at Three Gorges Dam
Situated on the Yangtze River in China, the Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. A Xylem solution at the dam provides data that...
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Beer-in-box solution uses Xylem’s Flojet beverage pump
Carbotek has developed an innovative bag-in-box solution for beer that lowers shipping costs and eliminates the need for kegs. Once delivered, the boxed beer...
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Variable Speed Wastewater Pumping – Saving energy and optimizing system performance
Variable Speed Wastewater Pumping – Saving energy and optimizing system performance Pumping with variable speed wastewater pumps can result in better process...
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Thai students win 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
An innovative device that mimics the water retention of the bromeliad plant has won three students from Thailand the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize. The...
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2016 finalists for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize
In a little more than a week, young scientists from all over the world will be meeting in Sweden for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. Their contributions...
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Developing China’s largest underground wastewater recycling plant
Xylem has been selected to support the development of the largest underground, wastewater recycling plant in China. The new 31 hectare Beijing water recycling...
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Benefits of Using Variable Frequency Drives for Phase Conversion
Most people associate variable frequency drives (VFD’s) as being utilized to vary the speed of an electric motor. While this can help pumps and other rotating...
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The world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence
Xylem has developed a smart wastewater pumping system that senses the operating conditions of its environment, adapts its performance in real time and provides...
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Flygt SmartRun’s cleaning function wins 2016 RIONED Innovation Award
Xylem recently announced that Flygt SmartRun’s cleaning function has won the 2016 RIONED Innovation Award. The RIONED Foundation is the national center of...
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US student wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Perry Alagappan of Houston, Texas, has been announced as the international winner of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize. His project involved using...
