Leading CEA producers continue joining publicly funded effort to establish benchmarks for energy and water efficiency and productivity PORTLAND, Ore. (May 6, 2022) — Less than two months since it announced a previous round of producer partners, Resource Innovation Institute (RII) welcomes its third round of producer partners who are benchmarking their energy- and water-efficiency...
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Policies, Programs & Practices to Advance Efficient Greenhouse & Indoor Farming PORTLAND, Ore. (April 25, 2022) – Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2022 Resilient Harvests Conference to be held in Long Beach, California November 1-2, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency. With a focus on environmental excellence in controlled environment agriculture, the conference seeks...
Read MoreConference focused on Policies, Programs & Practices to Advance Efficient Greenhouse & Vertical Farming Nashville, TN//March 29, 2022 Endeavor Business Media and Resource Innovation Institute announce the inaugural Resilient Harvests Conference to take place on November 1-2, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in Long Beach, CA. The Resilient Harvests Conference brings together a...
Read MoreLeading CEA producers continue momentum toward establishing industry standards for energy and water efficiency and productivity PORTLAND, Ore. (March 17, 2022) — The Resource Innovation Institute (RII) welcomes its latest round of producer-partners planning to benchmark their energy- and water-efficiency performance metrics as part of a USDA-funded project aimed at encouraging innovation and resource efficiency...
Read MoreWebinar will be held in partnership with ACEEE to orient organizations to the guide, which is the first publication created under a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture PORTLAND, Ore. (March 8, 2022) -- Resource Innovation Institute (RII), in partnership with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), is releasing its first...
Read MoreA range of efficiency best practices guides for CEA producers are complemented by research reports and guidance documents for governments and utilities February 15, 2022 (Portland, Ore.) – Resource Innovation Institute (RII) is announcing its publication schedule for 2022, featuring United States Department of Agriculture-sponsored, peer-reviewed research. The partnership with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service...
Read MoreRII, ACEEE, and USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service to create lasting change in market behavior by accelerating the adoption of energy efficiency practices in the controlled environment agriculture industry. January 10, 2022 (Portland, Ore.) - Resource Innovation Institute (RII), ACEEE, and the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will unveil their...
Read MoreA peer-reviewed guide to save energy, improve quality and reduce costs Portland, OR. (October 18, 2021) -- RII recently released its “Automation & Controls Best Practices for Cannabis Cultivation & Controlled Environment Agriculture Operations” guide. The sixth release in RII’s Best Practices series, the guide was peer-reviewed by experts in the controlled environment agriculture industry,...
Read MorePortland, 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...
Read MoreVentura, CA. (September 6, 2021)--Resource Innovation Institute (RII), in collaboration with Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN), will launch “Efficient Cultivation to Increase Cannabis Profit & Productivity”, a four-part workshop series and virtual classroom for cannabis cultivation operations in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. This training and education program is free to regional...
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