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Xylem solution removes PFAS compounds from water utility’s supply well
After a drinking water well in Maine became contaminated with two perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the local water utility acted quickly to understand...
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Managing the changing tides of cybersecurity
Amid the digitization of the water sector, the risks posed by cyber threats are growing. Nick Nedostup, Chief Information Security Officer at Xylem, discusses...
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Intelligent dewatering pump prevents flood at Guadalajara train station
When a pump station failed in Guadalajara’s Urban Electric Train System (SITEUR), operators needed a quick solution to prevent flooding. They installed Xylem’s...
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Inside the biogas boom: How mixing and pumping technologies are solving a major renewable challenge
As more governments and businesses look to advance net zero, there’s growing global interest in sustainable energy sources. One renewable that’s attracting...
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Liquid Assets: Transforming food industry wastewater into clean energy
As climate change and population growth put increasing demand on global water resources, sustainable water management has become essential across industries....
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Manchester City Football Club sustainably irrigates pitches with Xylem solutions
Manchester City Football Club aims to minimize the use of municipal water to irrigate training pitches as a key part of its sustainability initiatives....
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First shrimp farm in Austria uses innovative Xylem pump solution
Entrepreneurs Daniel Flock and Markus Schreiner turned to Xylem for industry-leading technology to help breed “White Tiger” shrimp in the middle of Austria,...
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Solving water for the pharmaceutical sector
Water is the most widely used ingredient in pharmaceutical manufacturing, playing a vital role in the $1.5 trillion global pharmaceutical market. As water...
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New Flygt 4220 mixer gives wastewater plant big energy savings
In 2017, a wastewater plant in the city of Albion began testing Xylem’s new Flygt 4220 mixer to see how it could improve mixing efficiency. The plant found...
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Remote pump monitoring helps aquaculture farmer work more effectively
NLN Farms, located near the coastal town of Chocowinity, North Carolina, needed to transfer water from four aquaculture ponds to a nearby reservoir. The farm...
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Xylem’s YSI data buoy provides water-quality data for mussel farmers
South Coast Mariculture wanted to better understand the water quality conditions of their mussel farms in Jervis Bay, located in New South Wales, Australia....
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Flygt 4460 biogas mixer reduces mixing time by 25-30%
See how Xylem’s Flygt 4460 biogas mixer reduced mixing time and lowered maintenance at an ISB biogas plant in Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. To increase...
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Water, climate and collaboration: Navigating the global challenges beyond COP28
Alexis de Kerchove, Senior Director, Client Sustainability at Xylem. Once-in-a-century floods hit Somalia as a record drought persists in the Amazon. The U.S....
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Women leaders solving water and inspiring inclusion
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, Xylem is holding events focused on the theme of #InspiringInclusion across our global locations. As part of our People...
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Utility uses advanced metering infrastructure to track repairs after a tornado
On December 10, 2021, at 9:27 p.m., a tornado with winds of up to 190 mph (305 kph) touched down in Mayfield, Kentucky, creating widespread outages and mass...
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Xylem, partners and communities accelerate progress on water security
Volunteers help 1,000 NGOs drive impact in 56 countries in 2023. More than 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and nearly half of the global...
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Yorkshire Water eradicates wastewater pump blockages with intelligent pumping system
Yorkshire Water, which provides water services to 5 million people in England, was spending too much time managing pump blockages at hundreds of pumping...
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Treatment plant maintains service during infrastructure upgrade using Xylem rental bypass
To move forward with long overdue infrastructure upgrades, Nodra AB needed a wastewater bypass solution capable of lifting up to 3,000 liters per second into...
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Drought-stricken farmers in Italy get water with Xylem rental pump solution
Farmers in the province of Cremona, in northern Italy, rely on water from the Po River for their crops and livestock. When a drought in 2022 decreased the flow...
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Hydrologist Taikan Oki wins the 2024 Stockholm Water Prize
Based on his world-renowned research on the virtual water trade, digital river mapping, and inclusion of human activity in the water cycle, Taikan Oki has been...
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Picking up the pace on climate action: Building momentum from COP28
Austin Alexander, Vice President, Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem At the halfway point of the Paris Agreement , the legally binding international...
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Real-time water monitoring helps protect the Pa Sak River in Thailand
Real-time water quality monitoring programs are playing an increasingly important role in helping to enforce environmental policy. In Thailand, Xylem’s YSI...
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Flygt Concertor halves energy use at Heathrow Airport
Flygt Concertor, the world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence, has solved chronic clogging issues at a Heathrow Airport pumping...
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Building Qatar’s first sustainable city
When the FIFA World Cup is held in Qatar in 2022, the country will not only have several new stadiums but an entirely new city. Lusail City is planned to be...
