Prof. Hana Kim has been teaching sustainable socio-ecological systems, methodologies utilizing energy and environmental data, and environmental governance at KAIST. Her research has been based on the topics of environmental conservation, energy transition, sustainable development, and the interaction between energy and environmental issues for the past 20 years and has been published in Energy Policy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy & Environment, and other specialized journals in the field of energy and environment.
2025
Desy Caesary, Hana Kim, Myung Jin Nam, Cost effectiveness of carbon capture and storage based on probability estimation of social cost of carbon. Applied Energy, 337, 124542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124542
2024
Hana Kim, Desy Caesary, Jeongwoo Jang and Daphne Ngar-yin Mah, Who engages in electricity conservation and to what effect after real-world, high-resolution feedback? An empirical analysis of Korean households with smart meters, Heliyon, 10(e36951). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36951
Hana Kim, Gyuhwan Kim, Soeun Yang, Chris A.B. Zajchowski, and Joohee Lee, Blurred lines of responsibility: The antecedents of air pollution-reducing behavior against transnational particulate matter. Energy & Environment, 0(0), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X241276837
Joohee Lee, Soeun Yang, Chris A.B. Zajchowski, and Hana Kim, Communicating particulate matter risk: the effects of empoweredness and trust in government information on protective behaviour. International Journal of Urban Sciences, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/12265934.2024.2344456
Byungjun Kim , Soeun Yang and Hana Kim, Voices of transitions: Korea's online news media and user comments on the energy transition, Energy Policy, 187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114020
2023
Jaeho Yoo and Hana Kim, A new city's water-energy nexus implications: The case of Sejong City in South Korea, Energy & Environment (Online print), https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X231155493.
Desy Caesary, Hana Kim, and MyeongJin Nam, An alternative approach to capture uncertainties embedded in the estimation of social cost of carbon, WIREs Energy and Environment, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.475.
2022
Dong-Jun Lee, Minyoung Kim, Sungyup Jung, Young-Kwon Park, YuNa Jang, Yiu Fai Tsang, Hana Kim, Kyu-Hyun Park, and Eilhann E. Kwon, Direct conversion of yellow mealworm larvae into biodiesel via a non-catalytic transesterification platform, Chemical Engineering Journal, 427, 131782.
2021
Giyong Park and Hana Kim, Water conservation and regional equity: An Energy-Water nexus perspective on how Seoul’s efforts relieve energy burdens on electricity-producing areas, Journal of Cleaner Production, 305(10), 127222, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127222.
Dongho Choi, Sungyp Jung, Dong-Jun Lee, Hana Kim, Yiu Fai Tsang, and Eilhann E. Kwon, A new upgrading platform for livestock lignocellulosic waste into syngas using CO2-assisted thermo-chemical process, Energy Conversion and Management, 236, 114084.
Joohee Lee, Hana Kim and John Byrne, Operationalising capability thinking in the assessment of energy poverty relief policies: moving from compensation-based to empowerment-focused policy strategies, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 22(2), 292-315, https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2021.1887108.
Dongho Choi, Sungyup Jung, Sang Soo Lee, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin, Young-Kwon Park, Hana Kim, Yiu Fai Tsang, and Eilhann E. Kwon, Leveraging carbon dioxide to control the H2/CO ratio in catalytic pyrolysis of fishing net waste, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 138, 110559.
Seihun Yang, Weiming Chen, and Hana Kim, Building energy commons: Three mini-PV installation cases in apartment complexes in Seoul, Energies, 14(1), 249, https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010249.
2020
Jinyoung Lee and Hana Kim, Regional dimensions of the South Korean water-energy nexus, Energy and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X20949468.
Sungyup Jung, Hana Kim, Yiu Fai Tsang, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin, Young-Kwong Park, Eilhann E. Kwon, A new biorefinery platform for producing biological/chemical hybridization process, Bioresource Technology, 311, 123568, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123568.
Weiming Chen and Hana Kim, Energy, economic, and social impacts of a clean energy economic policy: Fuel cells deployment in Delaware, Energy Policy, 144, 111617, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111617.
Hana Kim, Jaeho Yoo, and Seongheum Cho, The role of local governments before and during chemical accidents, focusing on changes in hazardous chemical management systems, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 22(3), 328-342, https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2020.1721275.
Hana Kim and Eui-Chan Jeon, The structural changes of nuclear energy industries and its economic effects according to energy transition policies in South Korea, Energies, 13(7), 1806, https://doi.org/10.3390/en13071806.
2019
Seongheum Cho, Hana Kim, Eui-Chan Jeon, Optimal energy mix for greenhouse gas reduction with renewable energy - The case of the South Korean electricity sector, Energy & Environment (Online Print), https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X19882419.
Hyoung-Ju Seo, Hana Kim, Eui-Chan Jeon, Economic Effects of the Liquid Biofuel Industry in South Korea Using Input-Output Analysis, Energy & Environment (Online Print), https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X19874317.
Weiming Chen and Hana Kim, Circular economy and energy transition: A nexus focusing on the non-energy use of fuels, Energy & Environment, 30(4), 596-600, https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X19845759.
2018
Hana Kim and Hun Park , P.V. waste management at the crossroads of circular economy and energy transition: The case of South Korea, Sustainability, 10(10), 3565, https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103565.
Dongho Choi, Hana Kim, Sang Soo Lee, In-Hyun Nam, Jechan Lee, Ki-Hyun Kim, and Eilhann E. Kwon, Enhanced accessibility of carbon in pyrolysis of brown coal using carbon dioxide, Journal of CO2 Utilization, 27, 433-440.
Hana Kim and Weiming Chen, Changes in energy and carbon intensity in Seoul’s water sector, Sustainable Cities and Society, 41, 749-759, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.06.001.
Jong-Ryool Kim, Eui-Chan Jeon, Seongmoon Cho, and Hana Kim, A study for the promotion of environmental management in the health sector in South Korea, Sustainability, 10(6), 2081, https://doi.org/10.3390/su10062081.
Hana Kim, Economic and Environmental Implications of Recent Energy Transition on Electricity Sector in South Korea, Energy & Environment, https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X18759177.
Kwang-Hwa Jeong, Dong-Ho Choi, Dong-Jun Lee, Jung Kon Kim, Hana Kim, Yong Sik Ok, Eilhann E. Kwon, CO2-looping in pyrolysis of horse manure using CaCO3, Journal of Cleaner Production, 174, 616-624.
Sang-Ryong Lee, Jechan Lee, Taewoo Lee, Seong-Heon Cho, Jeong-Ik Oh, Hana Kim, Daniel C.W. Tsang, and Eilhann E. Kwon, Carbon dioxide assisted thermal decomposition of cattle excreta, Science of the Total Environment, 615, 70-77.
2017~
Hana Kim, A Community Energy Transition Model for Urban Areas: The Energy Self-Reliant Village Program in Seoul, South Korea, Sustainability, 9 (7), 1260, https://doi.org/10.3390/su9071260.
Weiming Chen, Hana Kim, Hideka Yamaguchi, Renewable energy in eastern Asia: Renewable energy policy review and comparative SWOT analysis for promoting renewable energy in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Energy Policy, 74, 319-329.