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The urgent need for innovation to address multifaceted and intertwined water-related challenges is becoming increasingly clear, as the public, media and governments place pressure on the water sector across the world to drive down emissions and pollutions.

Using an actuated ball valve in conjunction with a liquid level sensor and a PID control module will allow for very accurate level control within a storage tank.

Manchester City Football Club’s global community program, Cityzens Giving and global water technology company, Xylem Inc. are calling on football fans to vote for their “water heroes” – one of five teams of young leaders who are working to tackle water challenges in Cape Town, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Mumbai and New York City.

COP26 is focussing attention on climate change. While water is the backbone of our economy and society, it is also heavily affected by changing weather patterns. Politicians and our societies as a whole must develop a better understanding of the value of water services so that water operators can assume their responsibility to ensure sufficient safe drinking water and properly treated waste water for future generations.

Irradiation with UV light is considered a safe and chemical-free disinfection process in modern water treatment. According to the Drinking Water Ordinance, only tested UV devices are permitted in public drinking water treatment. According to the company, the Dulcodes LP UV system from ProMinent is the first and currently the only one to be certified according to the current testing standards.

Simplicity lays the groundwork for reliability in the Alfa Laval Gas Combustion Unit (GCU), which has long set the standard for boil-off combustion on LNG carriers (LNGCs). Through design enhancements and connectivity, Alfa Laval has taken the GCU’s original simplicity and made it even smarter in the new GCU 2.0.

Microencapsulation is becoming increasingly important in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food and agricultural industries. New dosage forms are emerging, the efficacy and tolerability of active substances is increasing, and the range of applications for approved substances is growing. Precise metering techniques in the low-volume range are a necessary prerequisite for the production and processing of APIs. Metering pumps by HNP Mikrosysteme are a suitable technical solution.

Xylem has announced an expanded commitment to Imagine H2O, the leading water innovation accelerator and ecosystem for water entrepreneurs.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announces that Circulator Energy Rating labels are now available. The labels appear on circulator pumps and help HVAC professionals understand and quantify the benefits brought by the advanced technology and on-board controls found on the latest circulators.

Global water technology company, Xylem called on water sector leaders and organizations to join a global sustainability push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to water systems and water management. The encouragement comes after last month’s announcement that Xylem had formalized its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its value chain before 2050*.