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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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Minimizing Mixing Energy in Activated Sludge Selector Basins. How Low Can You Go?
With the goal to minimize energy consumption in the BNR process, a mixing energy pilot study is under way at MMSD in Milwaukee, WI. Results show that power...
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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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Xylem sustainability report 2015 highlights
The world’s natural resources are at risk, and we are faced with the challenges of climate change, a growing global population and increasing urbanization. As...
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Recycled water more popular as water demands rise
Today, severe droughts are driving substantial economic losses, hundreds of millions of people still lack reliable access to clean water, and many critical...
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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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Urban Resilience Planning – How Ready Are You?
Flooding is one of the most universal and destructive challenges facing communities around the world. A number of recently published reports are telling...
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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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Xylem launches new Flygt pumping website
As part of its focus on providing beneficial customer solutions and innovative products and services, Xylem has launched the new Flygt pumping website. This...
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New Xylect pump selection tool launches
Xylem has launched an enhanced version of its online product selection tool, Xylect. The upgraded product database now delivers Xylem’s expertise and...
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A future built with nanotubes
Perry Alagappan’s interest in science began at an early age, and like with many children, it started with dinosaurs. As a young boy in Texas, he visited the...
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Xylem named to Sustainability Index fourth year in a row
Xylem has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for the fourth consecutive year in recognition of its ongoing sustainability...
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Safe water and sanitation for Indian villages
Making a real difference in someone’s life is an amazing experience. A group of volunteers from Xylem recently got that opportunity when they visited India as...
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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...
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Junior Water Prize finalists head to Stockholm
There is no shortage of amazing ideas and research in the finalist projects for this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize. From radiation-monitoring robots to...
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Sanitaire solution reduces energy by 43 percent
When a brush aerator needed to be replaced at the wastewater treatment plant in Liberty, New York, the plant decided to upgrade its operations. A new Sanitaire...
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Filtration and UV solution for Lake Garda
Located in northern Italy, beautiful Lake Garda is the largest lake in the country and a popular vacation destination. A new solution from Xylem has been...
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Solving California’s drought with water recycling
Last week California Governor Jerry Brown signed emergency legislation that fast-tracks more than $1 billion in funding for drought relief and critical water...
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Water reuse saves food processing facility $300,000 annually
As one of the largest raisin producers in the industry, National Raisin uses a lot of water to clean and process its raisins. As sales and production...
