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RII Announces CEA Accelerator Working Group Topics Focused on AI, Robotics, Energy Management, and High-Tech Greenhouse Strategies

Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, working groups will be hosted in partnership with Berkeley Lab as part of the CEA Accelerator Project PORTLAND, 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...
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RII Announces First-of-its-kind, CEA-Focused Report on United States Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture Findings

Report and upcoming webinar highlights trends and opportunities for CEA growers, vendors and stakeholders PORTLAND, 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...
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RII releases Best Practices Guide for integrating Controls and Automation Technologies to Enhance CEA Resource Management

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…

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RII, Leading CEA Producers, and Industry Stakeholders Issue Guide to Environmental Accounting and Reporting

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...
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RII Appoints Global CEA Expert George Carter to Lead Decarbonization Partnerships

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...
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CEA Accelerator Launches to Provide the Long-Term Support Needed to Scale Resilient CEA

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...
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RII Joins with Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Leaders to Standardize Environmental Understanding of Modern Farming Methods

“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…

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Resource Innovation Institute and Leading Water Researchers to Discuss Water Circularity Best Practices on National USDA Webinar

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…

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Resource Innovation Institute Validates Water Savings Potential of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in USDA – Sponsored CEA Energy and Water Benchmarking Report

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...
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Resource Innovation Institute Releases Water Circularity Best Practices Guide to help CEA Operations Better Manage Water Resources

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…

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