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Analysis · 20 Jul 2026

Beyond EV Adoption: Industrial Policy, Carbon Finance and Thailand’s Automotive Transition

Lead: Xunpeng Shi; Nophea Sasaki

How policy-mediated technological change is reshaping industrial competitiveness, domestic value creation and verifiable decarbonisation. Professor Xunpeng Shi and Professor Nophea Sasaki July 2026 Executive Summary Thailand’s rapid expansion of electric mobility shows how the energy transition can reshape industrial competitiveness, investment and production. The shift is not driven by technology or consumer choice […]

Business Development, Partnerships and StrategyEconomics, Markets and FinanceBattery Value ChainsSupply chainsChinaGlobalSoutheast Asia

Report · 1 May 2023

Opportunities and Challenges of Flexibility Technologies for a Net-Zero Electricity Future in China

Lead: Xunpeng Shi

A study coordinated by Prof. Xunpeng Shi and Dr. Muyi Yang to understand key Chinese stakeholders’ views on power-system flexibility.

Electricity marketsEnergy storageGrid integrationChina

Report · 1 Mar 2023

Implication of the Energy Transition on Sustainable Critical Minerals Developments in Asia and the Pacific

Lead: Peng WANG

A policy study published by ESCAP on how the energy transition affects extractive industries and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.

Battery Value ChainsCritical mineralsSupply chainsAustraliaChinaGlobalPacific

Discussion Paper · 1 May 2022

China’s Coal Power Transition: A Discussion Paper

Lead: Jiahai Yuan

An ISETS-Ember joint discussion paper reviewing China’s coal power development and transition options during and after the 13th Five-Year Plan period.

Electricity marketsEnergy securityEnergy transitionChina

Report · 1 Jan 2020

Australian Hydrogen Technology and Business Models

Lead: Thai-Ha Le

A commissioned study on Australia’s hydrogen technology and business models for assessing market opportunities.

Finance & InvestmentHydrogenAustraliaGlobal

Project · 1 Jan 2020

GEIDCO Research Projects 2020: Clean Energy Power Interconnection and Trade

Lead: Xunpeng Shi

A GEIDCO Research Project on cooperation policy mechanisms for transnational and transcontinental clean energy power interconnection and trade.

Energy securityGeopoliticsGrid integrationChinaGlobal

Project · 1 Jan 2015

ESCAP Regional Power Trade and Connectivity

Lead: Xunpeng Shi

An ESCAP capacity-building project on regional energy connectivity and transboundary power trade in Asia and the Pacific.

Energy securityGrid integrationGlobalPacificSoutheast Asia

Report · 1 Jan 2014

ADB Knowledge Work on Energy Mix and Share of Renewable Energy in South Asia

Lead: Xunpeng Shi

A sector study drawing lessons from Germany’s renewable energy policy for South Asian and other developing countries.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationFinance & InvestmentGrid integrationEuropeGlobalSouth Asia

Project · 1 Jan 2013

Bruneian Government Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling Regulations

Lead: Xunpeng Shi

A project to create energy efficiency regulations, standards and labelling rules, and minimum energy performance standards for air conditioners.

Climate Adaptation and MitigationESGSoutheast Asia

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