Feedstock producers
Plan output and identify reliable buyers.
Intelligence for thehardest decisionsin bioenergy.
Software to plan investments, manage supply and trading, and improve plant performance.
∛ CUBEROOTSBioenergy / Workspace
Fuel margin & operating decisions
Current margin$0.14/LToday’s operation
Forecast if unchanged$0.11/LSix weeks ahead
Optimized forecast$0.15/L+$0.04/L vs. unchanged plan
Six-week margin outlook per litre
Unchanged planOptimized plan
Recommended plan
Adjust the feedstock blend+$0.02/L
Use lower-cost inputs within fuel-quality limits.
Consolidate incoming loads+$0.01/L
Reduce transport cost without raising stock risk.
Tune the conversion settings+$0.01/L
Lower energy use while maintaining fuel yield.
Within fuel-quality, storage and energy limits.
Sample data · Six-week planning scenario
From investment plans to plant settings.
Three connected products. The same data, at every level of detail.
Strategy
Where should we invest?
Years ahead
Tactical
What should we buy, sell or hedge?
Weeks to seasons
Operations
How should each process run?
Minutes to months
Build where supply can support you.
Check whether a plant can secure enough feedstock at a workable cost as demand changes.
- Compare sites, fuel types and plant sizes
- Account for competing feedstock demand
- Test returns under price and policy changes
∛ CUBEROOTSBioenergy / Strategy
Where to add capacity
Modelled scenariosForecast supply vs. plant needsThousand tonnes / year · modelled range
Forecast supplyPlant needs
Return in the downside case10.8%
Port-side site · tight-feedstock scenario
Site returns under two scenariosBase / downside
Coastal site11.9% / 7.5%
Inland site10.8% / 6.4%
✓Port-side site14.2% / 10.8%
Recommended decision ↗Prioritize the port-side site
The strongest downside return, with access to a wider feedstock supply base.
Checked: feedstock availability · transport capacity
Sample data
Protect margin as conditions change.
See what changing feedstock and fuel prices mean for your margin before you act.
- Track feedstock and fuel trading signals
- Plan contracts, stock and deliveries
- Compare purchases, sales and hedges
∛ CUBEROOTSBioenergy / Tactical
When to buy and hedge
Modelled scenariosFeedstock price forecastPrice index · today = 100
ForecastForecast range
Margin with the recommended plan$0.15/L
Six-week forecast · after purchase and hedge costs
Compare purchase and hedge plansMargin / L
Buy everything now$0.12
✓Stage purchases + hedge$0.15
Wait four weeks$0.10
Recommended decision ↗Stage feedstock purchases; hedge 40%
The best expected margin among plans that meet supply, storage and risk limits.
Checked: delivery cover · storage · price exposure
Sample data
Produce more fuel at a lower cost.
See how feedstock quality and process settings affect fuel yield, energy use and output.
- Find the production bottleneck
- Test blends and operating schedules
- Reduce water use, energy use and downtime
∛ CUBEROOTSBioenergy / Operations
Choose the operating plan
Modelled scenariosSimulated output by operating planFuel output · kL / hour
FeasibleAbove energy limit
Best feasible output11.2kL / hour
+0.8 kL/hour vs. current settings
Operating limitsLimit / plan
Energy per litre≤0.25 / 0.22 kWh
Product quality≥96.5% / 97.2%
Orders delivered on time100% / 100%
Recommended decision ↗Use the revised blend at 11.2 kL/hour
The highest output within the energy limit, while meeting quality and delivery requirements.
Checked: energy · quality · delivery commitments
Sample data
From understanding to action.
CubeRoots’ proprietary data and models combine with your data to explain performance, anticipate change and compare decisions.
Describe
What happened?
Track feedstock supply, fuel margins, output and costs.
Diagnose
Why did it happen?
Trace margin and yield losses to feedstock, process or market changes.
Predict
What is likely next?
Forecast feedstock availability, fuel demand and prices, including uncertainty.
Optimize
What should we do?
Choose purchases, hedges, blends and plant settings within real operating limits.
Built for the whole value chain.
From feedstock to ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel and biomass energy.
Suppliers & traders
Price contracts and manage supply and market risk.
Storage & logistics
Match storage and transport to plant needs.
Fuel & energy producers
Choose feedstock blends and improve conversion.
Buyers & distributors
Plan fuel purchases, deliveries and price exposure.
Investors, lenders, insurers & public bodies
Assess project economics, feedstock risk and long-term energy supply.
Selected case studies.
Selected work from our founder’s career. Client names are withheld.
Energy company · Europe
Finding the right biomass supply base.
A global sourcing strategy
Read case
- The decision
- Where should an energy company look for biomass supply?
- The work
- Developed a global biomass sourcing strategy based on geographic analysis.
- The outcome
- A sourcing strategy grounded in global analysis of supply opportunities.
Seed company · Indonesia
Planning a biofuel supply network.
Optimization across the full chain
Read case
- The decision
- How should the biofuel supply network be organized as a whole?
- The work
- Built end-to-end biofuel supply-chain network optimization.
- The outcome
- A model for comparing decisions across the biofuel supply network.
Ethanol & sugar producer · India
Improving the economics of sugarcane sourcing.
Sourcing opportunities identified
Read case
- The decision
- Where can sugarcane sourcing create more value for an ethanol and sugar business?
- The work
- Identified opportunities to improve value capture in sugarcane sourcing.
- The outcome
- A set of sourcing opportunities for the producer to evaluate.
More case studies 3 more +
Biomass procurement · Brazil
Finding lower-cost sourcing regions.
Regional procurement analytics
Read case
- The decision
- Which regions offer lower-cost biomass supply?
- The work
- Supported procurement analytics to identify low-cost sourcing regions for a major energy company.
- The outcome
- A view of lower-cost biomass sourcing opportunities across Brazil.
Sugarcane supply chain · India
Simulating supply-chain operations.
A digital model of the supply chain
Read case
- The decision
- How can teams examine the supply chain as a connected operation?
- The work
- Built a digital twin of supply-chain operations for a major sugarcane producer.
- The outcome
- A digital representation of the producer’s supply-chain operations.
Biomass investment · Netherlands
Checking feedstock availability before investing.
Supply assessment for an investor
Read case
- The decision
- Is there enough biomass supply to support an investment?
- The work
- Developed an assessment of biomass sourcing availability in the Netherlands for a major investor.
- The outcome
- A view of biomass availability to inform the investment decision.
Software that fits your business.
Our forward-deployed engineers work with your team to connect your data, tailor the models and make the software part of daily work.
01
Define the decision.
Agree how to measure success: margin, output, cost or return on capital.
02
Fit it to your operation.
Connect your systems and add your business rules, capacity and operating limits.
03
Put it to work.
Use it with your team, measure results and improve the models as conditions change.
Team & experience+
Strategy, science and engineering.
Our team combines experience in investment planning, forecasting, supply chains and facility optimization.
Academic roots: Oxford · Berkeley · Tsinghua · ETH Zurich
Bring us your hardest decision.
We’ll show you how the platform can help.