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Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, working groups will be hosted in partnership with Berkeley Lab as part of the CEA Accelerator ProjectPORTLAND, Ore. (September 17, 2024) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing community resilience, announced today the topics for its working groups under the CEA Accelerator Project. Funded through…

Report and upcoming webinar highlights trends and opportunities for CEA growers, vendors and stakeholdersPORTLAND, Ore. (August 1, 2024) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing community resilience, announced today the release of a first-of-its-kind report summarizing trends and findings relevant to controlled environments from the United State Department of Agriculture’s 2022 Census…

Free, downloadable report provides guidelines to improve the resource efficiency by reducing energy consumption and peak loads, as well as water consumption PORTLAND, Ore. (April 25, 2024) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing community resilience, announced today the availability of its Controls and Automation Best Practices Guide for Controlled Environment Agriculture…

Resource Innovation Institute, Leading CEA Producers, and Industry Stakeholders Issue Guide to Environmental Accounting and Reporting Developed by a team of collaborating entities involved in the CEA Footprint Project, the guide is a how-to resource for energy, water and carbon emissions accounting and reporting PORTLAND, Ore. (April 4, 2024) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII),  a…

PORTLAND, Ore. (March 6, 2024)—Resource Innovation Institute (RII), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing community resilience, announced today it has appointed global CEA advisor George L. Carter III to the newly created position of Director of Decarbonization Partnerships. In his role, Carter will develop partnerships with industry leaders, utilities and governments as RII continues to expand…

US Department of Energy funds partnership between Berkeley Lab and Resource Innovation Institute to develop programs for CEA adoption   PORTLAND, Ore. (2/20/24) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII),  a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing community resilience, announced today it is working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office and Lawrence Berkeley…