Mission · Established May 2025
We help policymakers and businesses make confident decisions in a transitioning economy.
PLANiT is a nonprofit research institute providing model-based analytic solutions — a bridge between data and insight for civil society, industry, and policy.
14Published reportsSince 2025
17Field insightsUpdated weekly
8Sectors coveredEnergy → Maritime
8ResearchersIn the team
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Latest reports
Feb 2026PetrochemicalsEnergy policy and petrochemical transition: cost is in energy, not constructionMixed-integer optimisation model showing that energy prices—not capex—determine petrochemical decarbonisation costs.→
Feb 2026PetrochemicalsGlobal decarbonisation policies: lessons for Korea's petrochemical industryPolicy lessons from Germany, Japan, and the EU for Korea's petrochemical sector decarbonisation.→
Jan 2026Steel & Heavy IndustrySpeed creates economic value: socioeconomic benefits of Korea's low-carbon steel transitionInput-output analysis showing that faster steel decarbonisation creates more GDP and jobs than delayed transition—reframing the low-carbon transition as an economic opportunity.→
Nov 2025Energy SystemsJeju curtailment: the benefits of lowering minimum generation capacityQuantifying how lowering minimum generation capacity thresholds in Jeju could reduce renewable curtailment by up to 70% and save ₩4.5 billion in fuel costs.→
Oct 2025Renewable Energy·Energy SystemsAgrivoltaic, the baseload for decarbonised distributionSix site typologies across Jeolla and Gyeongsang. How co-locating solar with agriculture supplies distributed baseload while preserving farmland productivity.→
Sep 2025Energy SystemsDemand falls, capacity remains: Korea's LNG terminal stranded asset warningQuantifying the asset risk in Korea's LNG terminal expansion against falling demand projections.→
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◆ Team
The people behind the numbers

Sanghyun Hong
Managing Director / Co-founder

Jinsu Park
Senior Researcher / Co-founder (Finance & Economy)

Junga Kwon
Senior Operations Manager

Hyeryoun Chi
Lead Researcher (Shipping & Shipbuilding)

Joowon Kweon
Senior Researcher (Finance & Economy)

Jahyun Kim
Senior Researcher (Energy & Policy)

Sojin Jun
Researcher (Energy & Shipping)

Hyunsung Hwang
Researcher (Finance & Economy)
