Research and advisory
Policy-relevant analysis for funders, governments, development partners, industry and expert communities.
Energy transition research for practical, inclusive action
IETS connects expert knowledge, local context, stakeholder dialogue and international cooperation to support project preparation, policy dialogue, investment readiness and sustainable development.
About IETS
From expert knowledge to credible transition action.
The Institute for Energy Transition and Sustainability (IETS) Pty Ltd, also trading as the ISETS Sustainability Institute, is an Australia-based virtual think tank and network-based research and consultancy organisation dedicated to advancing practical, inclusive and evidence-based energy transitions.
IETS serves as the Secretariat for the International Society for Energy Transition Studies, providing administrative, operational, communications and programme coordination support for a global energy transition network.
What We Do
Practical support across the transition cycle.
Project preparation
Concept development, expert team formation, funder engagement and cooperation frameworks.
Investment readiness
Market preparation, stakeholder mapping, policy-risk analysis and international engagement support.
Dialogue and events
Forums, roundtables, training, study visits, expert exchanges and public-facing knowledge activities.
Research & Insights
Current projects, themes and knowledge outputs.
Insight
Beyond EV Adoption: Industrial Policy, Carbon Finance and Thailand’s Automotive Transition
How policy-mediated technological change is reshaping industrial competitiveness, domestic value creation and verifiable decarbonisation. Professor Xunpeng Shi and Professor Nophea Sasaki July 2026 …
Insight
Opportunities and Challenges of Flexibility Technologies for a Net-Zero Electricity Future in China
A study coordinated by Prof. Xunpeng Shi and Dr. Muyi Yang to understand key Chinese stakeholders’ views on power-system flexibility.
Insight
Implication of the Energy Transition on Sustainable Critical Minerals Developments in Asia and the Pacific
A policy study published by ESCAP on how the energy transition affects extractive industries and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.
People
People behind the work.
Core Team
Xiang LI
Li Xiang is a policy communications and programme development specialist with about 20 years of experience in economic, political and international affairs reporting, research and public engagement. He has worked with 21st Century Business Herald, Southern Energy Observer, Southern Metropolis Daily, Time Weekly and Beijing Cultural Review, covering economic development, fiscal and monetary policy, international […]
Core Team
Chin-Hsien Yu
Key areas of Expertise: Climate change; climate finance; energy and environmental economics; sustainable development; climate and energy policy.
Core Team
Huanxiu Guo
Key areas of expertise: Energy transition; energy security; oil and gas markets; energy policy; international energy cooperation; China energy policy
Core Team
Maggie Xin Zheng
Key areas of expertise: Energy data Analysis; Oil and gas; Petroleum indusries
Fellow
Hisashi Yoshikawa
Hisashi Yoshikawa is an IETS Fellow and energy-policy specialist with more than four decades of experience across government, international organisations and academia. His expertise covers energy and climate policy, energy security, technological innovation, international energy governance, nuclear policy and energy geopolitics, with particular attention to Japan and East Asia.
Advisor
Xiansheng Sun
Dr Xiansheng Sun is an IETS Advisor with more than four decades of experience in the energy sector, gained across more than a dozen countries through senior roles in industry, policy research and international energy cooperation. His expertise covers global energy dialogue, energy security, energy transition, oil and gas markets, international energy cooperation, and China's energy policy and planning.
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