Press Releases

‘Utility Primer’ offers recommendations on program design and market engagement, peer-reviewed by efficiency experts in leading regions where cannabis is regulated PORTLAND, Ore. (March 31, 2021) -- Identifying opportunities to implement energy efficiency practices in cannabis cultivation environments can be...

Leaders from Highly Regulated Industries, Public Health, Public Safety, Social Equity, Youth Use Prevention, and Other Experts Join to Advance Cannabis Policy  WASHINGTON, DC  (Mar 23, 2021)– Today, the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation launched to advance comprehensive...

Utilities, Policy Advisors, Testing Labs and Energy Engineers Invited to a Dialogue on Emerging Indoor Agriculture Technologies Portland, Ore. (March 17, 2021)--Resource Innovation Institute (RII), in collaboration with ASHRAE, the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, Efficiency Vermont, National Grid and DNV...

Washington, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Resource Innovation Institute (RII) (https://resourceinnovation.org), in partnership with New Frontier Data (https://newfrontierdata.com) and the Berkeley Cannabis Research Center, releases Cannabis H2O: Water Use and Sustainability in Cultivation. The report provides an in-depth look...

Authors share water policy recommendations and recent data that contrasts with oft-cited statistics Portland, Ore. (Dec 9, 2020 ) ─ Resource Innovation Institute Executive Director Derek Smith previewed the forthcoming Cannabis Water Report as part of MJBizCon’s 2020 Associations Day...

Washington, D.C. (November 9, 2020)–Resource Innovation Institute (RII) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) will receive nearly $600,000 over three years from the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The...

RII evaluates the energy efficiency performance of 84 indoor cultivation facilities within its Cannabis PowerScore data set    Portland, Ore. (Oct. 23, 2020) — The non-profit Resource Innovation Institute (RII) evaluated the energy use of 84 indoor cannabis cultivation facilities and found...

Lansing, Mich. (October 15, 2020)—Resource Innovation Institute recently wrapped up its Michigan Efficient Yields virtual workshop series titled Best Practices on Energy Efficient Cultivation. The workshop series was attended by warehouse and greenhouse growers of a variety of crops and...

Utilities, Policy Advisors, Testing Labs and Energy Engineers Invited to a Dialogue on Emerging Indoor Agriculture Technologies BOSTON (October 12, 2020)--Resource Innovation Institute (RII), in partnership with the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers...

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 8, 2020)—Resource Innovation Institute (RII) has named interdisciplinary engineer Gretchen Schimelpfenig, PE its new Technical Director. She will manage RII’s PowerScore resource benchmarking platform, facilitate Efficient Yields educational workshops, lead the Technical Advisory Council Working Groups, author...