Tag: Xylem

Major Digital Infrastructure Upgrade Strengthens Water Supply for 2.6 Million People Across 12,000-mile Network

Stuart Mitchell

Dutch drinking water utility Brabant Water, in partnership with Xylem (NYSE: XYL), is creating one of Europe’s largest digital water networks, serving 2.6 million residents and businesses across North Brabant. To meet rising demand, the utility is deploying a digital twin and smart metering solutions to build a more efficient, resilient water system. As urbanization, industrial growth, and changing weather patterns intensify pressure on water infrastructure, drinking water use in the Netherlands is projected to increase by 100 million cubic meters by 2030. To future-proof its operations, Brabant Water is digitalizing…

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Manchester City Puts Smart Water Tech in Play on the Pitch

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester City Football Club is using data and analytics for more than performance on the pitch. A champion of water sustainability, the Club is taking its commitment to the next level – introducing digital solutions from its official water technology partner, Xylem, to help capture and reuse rainwater more efficiently. At City Football Academy, Xylem Vue – a digital water platform – uses connected sensors and smart meters to deliver live insights into how water moves across the training facility. Showing exactly when and where water is being used or…

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New Research Shows How Leading Water Utilities Are Paving the Way to Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

World leaders are gathering this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, to accelerate the decarbonization of the world economy at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The water sector, which accounts for almost 2% of the world’s carbon emissions, is answering the call with ambitious strategies to deploy advanced technology to cut the sector’s carbon footprint. A recent survey of more than 100 utilities by water technology company Xylem showed that 75% of utilities have set greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals that they…

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UK Project to Reduce PFAS Pollution is Awarded Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Stuart Mitchell

Christopher Whitfeld and Wenqi (Jonathan) Zhao from the United Kingdom receive the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2024 for their work on PFAS pollution in the Thames Basin. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the winners with their award during a ceremony at World Water Week in Stockholm.  Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution is a growing concern worldwide. Focusing on the Thames Basin in the United Kingdom, where there are with no equitable solutions to the problem, Whitfeld and Zhao developed a geospatial neural network, predicting PFAS values…

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IWA Climate Smart Utilities Recognition Results 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The International Water Association and Xylem are pleased to share the results of the third edition of the IWA Climate Smart Utilities Recognition Programme. The 2024 Recognition Programme raises awareness of the steps being taken by water and sanitation utilities operating in challenging conditions to respond to climate change. This initiative recognises ambitious and innovative utilities under two different categories (Achiever and Entrant) that are leading the way towards a low carbon water and sanitation sector, embracing the shift needed to adapt to and mitigate climate change. The 2024 edition…

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