About Us

Yonghyun Song is the CTO and co-founder of NEXT group, responsible for technological functions of research and operation. At the same time, he leads research on energy market modeling. His work focuses on optimal pathways of generation mix and technical and economic analysis on non-wires alternatives. Yonghyun received a Recognition Award from Chairman Ban Ki-moon of the National Council on Climate and Air Quality for the energy modelling methodology he developed for the Korean energy market. Before joining NEXT group, he was the Chief Executive Director of ENEG Inc., an energy policy consulting firm he established.

Experience

• NEXT group (CTO · Co-founder, 2020 - Present/ dispatched researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Nov 2021 - Nov 2022)
• ENEG Inc. (CEO, 2019 - Present)

Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University (2019)
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (2013)

Reports

• [Issue Briefs] Offshore grid governance: a prerequisite for timely offshore wind deployment
• [Reports] NEXT Electricity Outlook 2024 - Part 1: Coal Phase-Out Watcher
• [Issue Briefs] The rise of rooftop PV, what should we prepare?: Solutions from the California Case
• [Issue Briefs] Strategy for Grid Innovation in the UK to Realize a Renewable Energy-Centric System
• [Issue Briefs] Increasing Electricity Demand in the Metropolitan Area is Beyond the Capacity of the Existing System