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Improving the methodology for incorporating potential sources into municipal heat planning

In the 66th issue of our heatbeat newsletter, we present a recent research article. It examines the spatial assessment of potential in municipal heat planning and introduces a new approach with a str…

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Digital Twin Feature Update: March

In March, we continued to enhance the heatbeat Digital Twin in many areas—with a particular focus on improved support for complex network structures. This was complemented by enhancements for the sea…

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Optimal data center positioning and evaluation of peak loads in district heating networks

As usual, in the 65th edition of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, we present two recent articles. One about a systematic investigation of peak loads in district heating networks, and one about an …

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Digital Twin Feature Update: February

Find out more about our latest developments regarding the note function, display of network weak points and more in our feature update for version 2026.2 – now with a video presentation!

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Evaluating new house connections for heating networks – how the heatbeat Digital Twin supports

Efficient evaluation of new house connections in the heating network: The digital twin shows available capacity, integrates heat planning data and facilitates planning and sales – explained in the vi…

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With the heatbeat Digital Twin to an eligible transformation plan – efficient, practical and future-proof

Watch the video introducing the heatbeat Digital Twin now – and discover how it can make your transformation plan efficient, eligible for funding and future-proof.

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Current state of digitalization and optimization of district heating systems

As usual, in the 64th edition of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, we present two recent articles. One about optimizing district heating networks and one about the current state of digitalization in …

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Digital Twin Feature Update: January

Learn more about our latest developments in displaying key project metrics and dynamic simulation in our feature update for version 2026.1.

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Feature Update Live Q1 2026

Every three months, our webinar series provides a compact overview of the latest features in heatbeat Digital Twin – practical and interactive! Find out more here.

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