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Resource Innovation Institute seeks subject matter experts to advise on USDA funded best practices guidance for CEA producers BlogPress Release
September 30, 2021

Resource Innovation Institute seeks subject matter experts to advise on USDA funded best practices guidance for CEA producers

Portland, Ore. (September 22, 2021)--Resource Innovation Institute (RII), is currently recruiting for the following Technical Advisory Council working groups to support our USDA project titled Data-Driven Market Transformation for Efficient, Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). RII is a non-profit organization whose mission is to measure, verify and celebrate the world’s most efficient agricultural ideas. RII’s…
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RII Recruiting Next Round of CEA Producers for USDA Project Blog
September 10, 2021

RII Recruiting Next Round of CEA Producers for USDA Project

Resource Innovation Institute is seeking the participation of eligible producers for its USDA Conservation Innovation grant-funded project: Data-Driven Market Transformation for Efficient, Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture.  The producers will be representing a wide range of facility types, geographic locations, cultivation methods and crops.  The next round of producers will join leaders such as AppHarvest (KY),…
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A View Into Development of PowerScore’s Emissions KPIs Blog
September 10, 2021

A View Into Development of PowerScore’s Emissions KPIs

In January 2021, RII launched the Emissions Working Group (EWG) of the Technical Advisory Council to standardize the methodology for quantifying emissions associated with indoor agriculture, determine data the market needs to understand the emissions impacts and benefits of controlled environment agriculture, and motivate the industry to utilize low-carbon approaches across a range of cultivation…
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Proposed Federal Policy Framework on Cannabis Energy & Environmental Issues Blog
September 10, 2021

Proposed Federal Policy Framework on Cannabis Energy & Environmental Issues

Response to Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act Background The regulated cannabis industry produces its core product - cultivated flower - in a variety of manners and therefore has a set of environmental impacts, including energy, emissions, water and waste. The extent of that impact, however, is largely unstudied and is often misrepresented by limited studies…
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RII Recruiting for USDA Working Groups: Interest requested by Oct. 11 Blog
September 10, 2021

RII Recruiting for USDA Working Groups: Interest requested by Oct. 11

Resource Innovation Institute continues building the Technical Advisory Council Working Groups for its USDA Conservation Innovation Grant-funded project: Data-Driven Market Transformation for Efficient, Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). This comes as part of RII’s efforts to build processes and the capacity to serve producers at scale.  Taking part in these working groups will allow participants…
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Input Requested on California Compliance Manual Clarifying Greenhouse Definitions Blog
August 17, 2021

Input Requested on California Compliance Manual Clarifying Greenhouse Definitions

California’s Statewide Codes & Standards Enhancement (CASE) Team would like to highlight the definitions used for controlled environment horticulture (CEH) building type in Title 24, Part 6, in contrast to CalCannabis license type definitions. They are interested in feedback on any potential clarifications that would be helpful in the compliance manual. Background The California Energy…
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