Empowering Pumps Sustainability Summit

Posted on February 18, 2025

Hydro was proud to participate in this year’s Empowering Pumps virtual Sustainability Summit. This year’s summit explored the vital intersection of environmental responsibility and industrial innovation in the pump and equipment industry.

The summit featured prominent voices including Hydro’s Dr. Gary Dyson, who champions innovative pump design and modification. Gary was joined by Tomas Dobrovolskis of Hidrostal North America, recognized for groundbreaking sustainable equipment solutions and Todd Bush of Decarbonfuse, a leader in industrial decarbonization strategies.

The discussion, led by Empowering Pumps & Equipment President, Vince Marino, shared perspectives on a more sustainable future in industrial operations, highlighting how companies are transforming their approaches to sustainability through cutting-edge product design, sophisticated manufacturing processes, and purposeful operational improvements.

You can watch this year’s summit here:

Learn more about Empowering Pumps and Equipment here.

Read more about Hydro’s commitment to sustainability and how we help end users achieve energy savings through Hydro Energy Edge.

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