“We weren’t just looking for a software tool. We were looking for a partner who understood the challenges and cared deeply to solve them.”
In the complex and heavily regulated world of renewable natural gas (RNG), turning operational data into presentable datasets for reporting requirements is a tedious task. For Novilla RNG, a fast-growing U.S. energy company operating four RNG production sites, the process was becoming increasingly challenging and costly. Daily data streams from sensors produced massive volumes of raw values daily. Turning that into data summaries suitable internal insights or reporting evidence often took hours daily.
Like many in the industry, Novilla was dealing with bottlenecks caused by manual data extraction, spreadsheet wrangling, and miscommunication or delayed communication. Pulling readings from SCADA systems, figuring out if methane inputs matched RNG outputs, calculating mass balances manually in Excel, but at a certain point, it wasn’t scalable anymore. Despite a highly capable team, the existing system made real-time visibility and reporting across all sites a challenge.
That’s when Novilla adopted Rimba, an AI automation solution tailored to the needs of mid-sized energy firms producing renewable fuels.
One of Rimba’s key strengths is the speed at which its platform replicates our spreadsheet workflows: automating manual data reconciliation, eliminating the need for Power BI to process large datasets, and exporting transformed data summaries directly into Excel. It even sends these summaries straight to our team’s inboxes, adding a layer of convenience that greatly enhances ease-of-use.
For Novilla, this means:
The platform integrated seamlessly with Novilla’s data historian, syncing data continuously in the background and ensuring that the most up-to-date figures were always available.
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In the early phase of adoption, Novilla’s team conducted detailed evaluations to verify Rimba’s accuracy. They compared outputs from the platform against their manual calculations, examining web dashboards, Excel exports, and daily email summaries for consistency.
Over time, Rimba’s performance stabilized across all formats, and the trust gap closed. What previously required manual intervention and validation now ran reliably in the background, freeing up time and reducing the mental burden on the team.
Rimba’s ability to surface data inconsistencies proactively, pointing out gaps, anomalies, or sensor mismatches, added another layer of value. Instead of simply reporting numbers, the platform helped explain why certain figures looked off, arming Novilla with insights faster than any manual analysis could provide.
Since implementation, Novilla has seen several tangible benefits:
Rimba also supports secure access through SSO login via Novilla’s corporate domain, enabling seamless collaboration across users and devices without compromising data security.
We first met the Rimba team at the Argus Biofuels Conference last year. It was one of those conversations that immediately stood out — not just because of the technology, but because of how deeply they cared about the problem we faced. Unlike other vendors pitching generic solutions, the Rimba team spoke our language.
I was initially skeptical, lots of platforms promise “automation” but still leave you doing half the work. But Rimba was different. From the moment we onboarded, it felt like someone finally understood what our workflow actually looked like.
They didn’t just throw dashboards at us. They dug into the data pipelines, the SCADA connections, the regulatory language we were wrestling with daily. Then they built something that fit our world, not the other way around.
Beyond the platform’s features, Novilla’s success with Rimba is rooted in strong collaboration. Rimba’s team worked closely with stakeholders like Chris Zakhem, Novilla’s Director of Finance.
If you’re in the RNG or broader renewable fuels space, Rimba offers a path to faster, smarter compliance without the burden of spreadsheets and manual reconciliation.
Want to learn more? Book your demo today and see how Rimba can transform your operational data into actionable insight, instantly.