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 a complicated and time-consuming process. Consequently, implementing those practices once they are identified 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 policy solutions to guide cannabis legalization and regulation at the federal level. Representing global, highly...

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 GL, will host a workshop on Wed., April 7,  titled “State-of-the-Market: Demystifying Dehumidification In Indoor...

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 at water usage in the regulated cannabis cultivation market and how its use compares to...

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 on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The presentation provided information about past and current cannabis cultivation water...

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 project was one of 24 projects selected for the 2020 program. RII and ACEEE will jointly implement...

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 that facilities using LED lighting were more energy efficient than facilities without LED lighting on...

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 was sponsored by Lansing Board of Water & Light and Consumers Energy. Speakers were drawn...

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 (ASABE), will host a workshop on Thursday, Oct. 29,  titled “State-of-the-Market: Liquid-Cooled Horticultural LED Lighting.” ...

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 best practices guidance, and direct membership and communications activities for the resource-efficiency advocacy group. Based...