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October 9, 2019

Accelerating an Energy Efficient and Decarbonized Agricultural Future

From Cannabis to Cucumbers: Applying Early Policy & Program Learnings to Inform the Future of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) By Derek Smith, Executive Director, Resource Innovation Institute As weather patterns disrupt outdoor crop cycles in our rapidly climate-constrained world,…

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June 18, 2019

Illinois Follows Massachusetts with Energy Use Restrictions

With passage of Illinois’s new adult use cannabis law and its rules for cannabis grow facility energy and environmental performance, the Land of Lincoln becomes the 11th state in the country to regulate cultivation and sale of adult use cannabis…

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June 12, 2019

Resource Innovation Institute Releases Primer on LED Lighting

One common misconception among cannabis cultivators is that to grow a quality plant indoors, you need to use the long-held industry standard high-pressure sodium (HPS) lights. As a result, long-time cultivators have often shied away from the more energy-efficient Light-Emitting…

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June 6, 2019

Cannabis PowerScore in the Spotlight at MJBizConNEXT

Join Resource Innovation Institute (RII) Executive Director Derek Smith in New Orleans on June 12-14, 2019 at MJBizConNEXT for an exclusive look into the future of efficient cultivation. RII brings together innovators and visionaries to establish best practices that maximize quality production…

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January 20, 2018

Welcome to the Cannabis PowerScore™: An energy benchmarking tool for growers of all types

Overview Wholesale prices are falling in another market, this time Oregon. With predictability, each state that regulates sees a winnowing of producers shortly after supply hits a certain level. It is clear that cultivation operators who invest in energy efficiency…

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December 8, 2017

Another way Cannabis Cups can raise the bar in the industry: Natural resource data

At long last, it’s Emerald Cup weekend… Cannabis cups are always inspiring events. The best minds and the most committed hearts join to celebrate the harvest and raise the bar for the industry. On quality. On culture. On what it…

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Accelerating an Energy Efficient and Decarbonized Agricultural Future

Illinois Follows Massachusetts with Energy Use Restrictions

Resource Innovation Institute Releases Primer on LED Lighting

Cannabis PowerScore in the Spotlight at MJBizConNEXT

Welcome to the Cannabis PowerScore™: An energy benchmarking tool for growers of all types

Another way Cannabis Cups can raise the bar in the industry: Natural resource data

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