Heteroatom doped graphene materials have gained attention as promising candidates for a variety of energy-related applications. Addition of heteroatoms in the graphene lattice is a powerful tool to modify their electronic, electrochemical, and catalytic properties. This presentation focusses on N-doped reduced graphene oxide and summarizes strategies to engineer the structure and properties of the material through control of the synthetic conditions. The produced N-doped graphene materials are characterized to determine their chemical composition, nitrogen content, degree of graphitization, surface area, electronic and electro-chemical properties. The scalability and manufacturability of the N-doped graphene materials are assessed and various examples of their current and future applications in batteries and supercapacitors are discussed.