Nonprofit research institute · Seoul, Koreacontact@planit.institute

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

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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.60ppJinsu Park
Feb 2026PetrochemicalsGlobal decarbonisation policies: lessons for Korea's petrochemical industryPolicy lessons from Germany, Japan, and the EU for Korea's petrochemical sector decarbonisation.52ppJinsu ParkSolutions for Our Climate
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.64ppJinsu Park, Joowon KweonSolutions for Our Climate
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.38ppSanghyun HongSolutions for Our Climate
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.84ppSanghyun Hong, Sojin Jun, Jinsu Park
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.56ppJinsu ParkSolutions for Our Climate

◆ Team

The people behind the numbers

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Sanghyun Hong
Sanghyun Hong
Managing Director / Co-founder
Jinsu Park
Jinsu Park
Senior Researcher / Co-founder (Finance & Economy)
Junga Kwon
Junga Kwon
Senior Operations Manager
Hyeryoun Chi
Hyeryoun Chi
Lead Researcher (Shipping & Shipbuilding)
Joowon Kweon
Joowon Kweon
Senior Researcher (Finance & Economy)
Jahyun Kim
Jahyun Kim
Senior Researcher (Energy & Policy)
Sojin Jun
Sojin Jun
Researcher (Energy & Shipping)
Hyunsung Hwang
Hyunsung Hwang
Researcher (Finance & Economy)
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