Coriance
Coriance is a leading operator in the development, management and operation of district heating networks and sustainable energy solutions. The company supports local authorities and stakeholders in their energy transition, with deep expertise in urban district heating and renewable energy. As part of this mission, Coriance launched Herstal Énergie Verte (HEVE) — the first large-scale urban district heating network in Wallonia, Belgium — a dedicated subsidiary supplying renewable heat to the municipality of Herstal, with 92% of its heat produced from recovered energy sources.
"We wrote history together, because Zero Friction was part of the adventure from the very first megawatt-hour we delivered to our clients."
— Grégory, Northern Region Branch Manager, Coriance

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Having previously operated exclusively in France, Coriance faced an entirely new challenge with the launch of HEVE: billing in an unfamiliar country, navigating different invoicing rules, and building a customer base from the ground up. To structure this new scope, Coriance needed a partner that could combine sector expertise, agility and genuine proximity.
The connection with Zero Friction came through professional exchanges around billing optimisation and client communication. From that first conversation grew a collaboration built around the Herstal Énergie Verte project, even before the network was operational.
Zero Friction supported Coriance in fully structuring the billing operations for the HEVE network: an ergonomic and accessible client portal, centralised invoice management, and rigorous invoice tracking. Zero Friction's understanding of the specific challenges of energy and district heating, combined with a collaborative and human-first approach, proved decisive in the choice of solution.
The results speak for themselves: significant time savings in billing processing, a notable reduction in errors and corrective exchanges, and a clear improvement in client relations. As Grégory puts it: "We save time, we reduce errors, and we clearly improve the client relationship."
The collaboration is equally defined by the responsiveness and attentiveness of the Zero Friction team: quick to identify and resolve issues. A partnership-driven, agile approach that makes the promise a reality: billing without friction.