The NEIS Center helps governments and industry deploy energy systems that strengthen strategic sectors of their economies.
WASHINGTON, D.C.| 15 Oct, 2025:– This week marked the launch of the non-partisan New Energy Industrial Strategy (NEIS) Center (website), a hub dedicated to harnessing advanced energy technologies to strengthen key industries vital to broader economic and national interests, including AI, biotechnology, defense, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors and critical minerals. The NEIS Center is hosted by RMI and operates with generous support from Hewlett Foundation, but its views and those of its partners are wholly independent.
WHY NOW?
The NEIS Center was created out of a recognition that the policy environment of the past decade has shifted. Fiscal space is tighter; energy affordability is a front-of-mind political constraint; diversifying supply chains has proven harder than expected; and the global trading system is more fragmented. These four shifts require a more disciplined, competition-aware approach to energy and industry policy.
Global focus with tailored country work. The NEIS Center will support analysis in key global geographies — including the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, India, and Brazil — while sharing what it learns through publications and convenings. The NEIS Center is partnering with leading practitioners at organizations including Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, RMI, Oxford Department of International Development, Johns Hopkins, Rhodium Group, University of Pennsylvania, Third Way, Loom, Bruegel, The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, and more.
“New Energy Industrial Strategy is a recognition that it’s time for governments to focus on harnessing the most advanced energy technologies to support the development of industries vital to the national interest.” said Sarah Ladislaw, Founding Director of the NEIS Center. “Today’s advanced energy technologies and systems can be more efficient, more secure, and ultimately, more cost-effective. Grounded in the hard-nosed imperatives of economic advantage and national security, the NEIS Center offers a pragmatic pathway to translate that reality into practical advice that countries and companies can use now: policies that lower costs, unlock investment, and build durable competitive advantage.”
EARLY NEIS CENTER PRIORITIES
United States
Enable federal policy for cleantech manufacturing and industry build out, grid security and permitting reform, and securing the critical mineral supply chain. Catalyze regional energy technology deployment strategies for addressing electricity load growth and developing low emissions hydrogen.
Europe and the United Kingdom
Advance solutions to support essential grid reforms and investments, and create sector-based strategies for electric vehicles, batteries, and nuclear energy.
Emerging Markets
Support clean energy and technology manufacturing and production in emerging markets and developing economies by connecting domestic production clusters with markets abroad, starting in India and Brazil.