Press Releases

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...

Resource Innovation Institute, Berkeley Cannabis Research Center and New Frontier Data team up to study cannabis and hemp water practices The Cannabis Water Report will be published in late 2020 and will be peer-reviewed by RII’s Water Working Group PORTLAND, Ore. (June 8, 2020)─As cannabis and hemp regulation expands globally, its impact on water resources...

RII’s Cannabis PowerScore Empowers Massachusetts Cannabis Cultivators to Become More Energy Efficient    The U.S. leader in energy efficiency specifies RII’s Cannabis PowerScore as the preferred reporting instrument on energy, water and waste Springfield, Mass. (April 14, 2020)—Resource Innovation Institute (RII) is promoting energy efficiency best practices in Massachusetts by providing cannabis cultivators an option to more...

Resource Innovation Institute Forms Water Working Group Will establish a standardized methodology for assessing water practices via RII’s Cannabis PowerScore benchmarking tool   PORTLAND, Ore. (April 1, 2020) – Resource Innovation Institute, an industry leader in promoting energy efficiency for cannabis growers, has announced the formation of its Water Working Group. The group, made up of...

Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions Conference Connects Policymakers, Utilities, Supply Chain and Producers to Shape an Energy Efficient Future for Controlled Environment Agriculture At recent IAES event in San Diego, cultivation and energy-efficiency experts gathered to discuss better growing practices and a roadmap for resource-efficient indoor agriculture  SAN DIEGO (March 17, 2020) – 175 energy-efficiency experts...