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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…

"CEA Footprint Project" will establish methodologies for measuring  agricultural energy use, water use, overall carbon footprint and other environmental factors   PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 14, 2023) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII),  a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing climate resilience, announced today the formation of the “CEA Footprint Project,” which will bring experts together from across the industry…

RII Horticulturist Rob Eddy, University of Florida Professor Dr. Paul Fisher and University of Connecticut Associate Professor Rosa Raudales, Ph.D., will be featured  PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 5, 2023) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII),  a not-for-profit, public-private partnership advancing climate resilience, announced today that RII Resource Efficiency Horticulturist Rob Eddy will join University of Florida Professor and…

Free, downloadable report provides first-of-its-kind utility bill level analysis of energy and water use in greenhouse and indoor farm operations PORTLAND, Ore. (August 9, 2023) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the not-for-profit, public-private partnership, announced today the availability of its Controlled Environment Agriculture Energy & Water Benchmarking Report: Establishing Preliminary Benchmarks. The report is a…

Free, downloadable report provides information and guidelines to help support the adoption of efficient practices in indoor farms and greenhouses PORTLAND, Ore. (June 29, 2023) —  Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization for CEA producers, announced today the availability of its long-awaited Water Circularity Best Practices Guide for Controlled…

Part of a professional development strategy for climate-smart agriculture, curriculum will provide credentialing process to ensure an educated, effective and scalable CEA workforce PORTLAND, Ore. (May 17, 2023) — Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the leading not-for-profit energy and water benchmarking organization providing resource efficiency best practices for CEA producers, announced today it is partnering with…