Press Releases

Webinar 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...

A 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...

RII, 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...

A 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,...

Ventura, 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...

PORTLAND (Sept. 2, 2021)--Resource Innovation Institute (RII), in collaboration with leading energy efficiency programs, policy groups, standards organizations and vendors, will host a webinar on Thursday, September 16,  titled “Optimizing Controls & Automation In Cannabis Cultivation Environments: Best practices on maximizing energy and water savings, and harmonizing efficiency incentive programs.” The workshop is part of...

PORTLAND, Ore. (June 24, 2021)— Resource Innovation Institute (RII) has partnered with Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA) to build on its longtime commitment to data security for the non-profit cultivation facility benchmarking platform, PowerScore. PowerScore was envisioned at meetings hosted by Energy Trust of Oregon and Northwest Power & Conservation Council in 2017. The gatherings brought together RII’s initial...

PORTLAND, Ore. (June 30, 2021)—Jonathan Eisenberg, a Partner in Tress Capital, has joined the Board of  Directors of Resource Innovation Institute (RII) as the non-profit gears up to provide cultivation  operations with services related to Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) performance. Eisenberg brings over 25 years’ experience in supporting carbon credits sustainability programs, water  conservation,...

Leading CEA Producers Join with RII to Support Data-Driven USDA Project Advancing Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture PORTLAND, Ore. (June 22, 2021)—Four leading agricultural producers have joined with nonprofit Resource Innovation Institute (RII) under the banner of its USDA Conservation Innovation Grant-funded project: Data-Driven Market Transformation for Efficient, Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture. AppHarvest (Ky.) and Revol...