Project Structure
CUBES Circle
CUBES Circle is being developed by an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers and practitioners from industry.
It is part of the Agricultural Systems of the Future program, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Project Management Agency Jülich (PtJ).
In its second funding phase, it has a duration of five years (following the first phase from 2019–2024). The project began in March 2024.
CUBES Circle is divided into three areas of work , which are further structured into seven subprojects.
Work Area A – Operation and Configuration
Subproject A1– Bioengineering: Intelligent control for a more resilient circulation system
Subproject A2 – Material Cycles & Utilization: Closing resource loops, increasing efficiency
Subproject A3 – New Organisms & Product Quality: Innovative species & healthier foods
Work Area B – Digital Twin
Subproject B1 – System Modeling & Digital Process Twin: Producing forecasts
Subproject B2 – Digital Visual Twin: Making the system tangible and controllable
Work Area C – Implementation & Transformation
Subproject C1 – Coordination & Transformation: Transparency, trust, exchange
Subproject C2 – Application Contexts: Where circular farms have a future
