• Powering Scottish Water's journey to cut emissions

    Xylem technology transforms pumping stations and paves the way to net-zero goals.

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  • Finding the missing piece in a career: giving back

    Xylem Watermark Ambassador Carolina Casserly on how volunteering has enriched her life.

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  • The global challenges beyond COP28

    The water sector’s important role in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

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  • Emergency pump station created in a few weeks

    Drought-stricken farmers in Italy get water with Xylem rental pump solution.

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  • Remote pump monitoring for aquaculture ponds

    Farmer monitors pumping with his smartphone using Xylem’s Field Smart Technology.

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  • Small-scale hydroelectric power in Kentucky

    Flygt hydro turbines at an abandoned lock chamber produce enough energy for 1,200 homes.

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  • Xylem solution removes PFAS compounds

    A water utility in Maine selected Xylem’s cost-effective solution for a drinking water well.

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