Institute of Energy, Peking University is an independent research institute of Peking University. The Institute strives to be on the forefront of international energy developments. It takes advantage of comprehensive categories of subjects in the university and addressing major technological barriers that restrict the development of China's energy industry. The mission statement of Institute of Energy is to build a pioneering and distinctive platform focusing on interdisciplinary innovation, competitive curriculum and comprehensive research of policy and energy sciences. The institute aims to accelerate the innovations of energy technology, promote clean energy transition, develop specialized and public education, aims to build an energy think-tank and a platform for clean energy research and promotion on international level.

The research of the institute focuses on energy strategy and policy research, intelligent energy, clean oil and gas, geothermal resources, new energy and international cooperation in industry. Institute of Energy has already launched the research of road map to carbon neutrality and energy transition in China, green oil and gas prospecting technology, intelligent oil and gas field, gas market reform policy and global energy governance, demonstrating a unique advantage of combining policy and science study. The institute has gradually formed a team of academics, professors, researchers and special researchers, as well as post-doctoral, doctoral and other young scientific research talents from various disciplines.