RESEARCH

Our Objectives

  • Regional, Tribal & Public-Private Partnerships: Build partnerships across labs, universities, industry, tribes, and communities.
  • Grant Access & Proposal Support: Find funding opportunities and write strong proposals.
  • Data Access & Analysis: Open, organize, and analyze energy data.
  • Reports & Research: Produce reports and applied research with clear takeaways.

New Mexico Has It All

NMEIC is uniquely positioned to strengthen public-private partnerships that accelerate research, development, and demonstration across the full energy innovation spectrum.

Thanks to the connections we are building, we can respond to multi-skill, multidisciplinary challenges by bringing the right teams together and covering the entire energy ecosystem, including universities, national laboratories, private industry, government agencies, tribal partners, and local communities.

Experts in New Mexico focus on:

Energy Technologies & Systems

  • Solar and Wind
  • Storage
  • Geothermal
  • Hydrogen
  • Low-Carbon Fuels
  • Biomass
  • Oil & Gas
  • Nuclear 
  • Grid 

Carbon Management

  • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
  • Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
  • Methane (Quantification, Leak detection, Well Plugging)
  • Monitoring and Accounting
  • Direct Air Capture

Mining & Critical Minerals

  • Critical Minerals Extraction
  • Responsible Mining
  • Mining Waste Valorization
  • Water Management in Mining
  • Community & Workforce Development in Mining

Water

  • Water’s role in energy production and sustainability.
  • Produced Water Management

Socio-economic impact

  • Community benefits
  • Energy Justice
  • Economic revitalization and job creation

We will soon disseminate and share the most recent reports and academic papers with the community, keeping stakeholders informed of the latest developments and research in the energy field, with a particular focus on New Mexico.

Funding Opportunities

Energy Stakeholder Database

Reports and Papers