Urbio in EUROHEAT&POWER: Are Data Silos Bottlenecking Your District Heating Network Planning?
- Feb 10
- 1 min read
Urbio’s latest insights on accelerating the European energy transition have just been featured in EUROHEAT&POWER Magazine. The newly published piece sheds light on a critical, yet frequently overlooked, bottleneck in scaling urban energy infrastructure: the costly data silos that separate technical engineering teams from commercial sales departments.
The Hidden Bottleneck in Thermal Network Deployment
Reaching Europe's climate targets requires the rapid deployment of over 20,000 new district heating systems. However, a structural data disconnect is severely slowing down progress. Engineers currently rely on sophisticated software for district heating planning to simulate scenarios and optimize pipe layouts, while commercial teams manage customer relations in completely isolated CRM systems. This gap leaves sales teams "flying blind" during negotiations and forces engineers to design networks based on outdated commercial assumptions.
The EUROHEAT&POWER Magazine feature details how Urbio's modern API integrations act as a digital bridge, effectively transforming these platforms into a unified "Spatial CRM." By syncing technical metrics with commercial realities in real-time, utilities can accelerate sales cycles and eliminate bloated project costs. As the industry scales, API interoperability has become an essential feature when searching for the best software for district heating planning, enabling seamless data exchange and solving the pain of fragmented toolsets.
Read Urbio's Full Story in EUROHEAT&POWER
Discover the three proven workflows that are transforming how forward-thinking utilities are leveraging spatial data to deploy their networks faster and more efficiently.
Read the full article by CEO Sébastien Cajot in the EUROHEAT&POWER Magazine, originally published on February 10, 2026, EHP int. I/2026.
Related: Read our blog post on Urbio's API and watch how Romande Energie fosters better collaboration internally and with external stakeholders.