Michael Kruse

Managing Partner

Executive committee

Global Practice Leader - Energy, Utilities & Resources

Switzerland

Michael advises energy clients in organization design, operations and large-scale project transformation, focusing on power generation and transmission grid

Michael Kruse

Areas of Focus

Education

University of Münster (Germany)
Master of Science in Business Administration
German Chamber of Commerce
Associate Degree in Banking

Past Experience

Capgemini Consulting
Senior Consultant

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Michael Kruse

Michael is a Managing Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Zurich, and member of its Executive Committee. Leader of Arthur D. Little's Global Energy & Utilities Practice and co-head of Central European Energy & Utilities teams, Michael also oversees all company's Global Industry Practices. Michael is associated with Arthur D. Little’s Performance Practice.

Michael focuses on strategy and project development of large-scale capital investment programs in the power sector, including conventional and renewable energies as well as power grids. He gained extensive experience in the development of functional strategies and complex organization transformation within the energy sector. His most recent consulting work focuses on building the transmission grid of the future, nuclear generation as well as offshore wind and corporate transformation in the digital era.

Michael holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration with Honors from the University of Muenster (Germany), specializing in Operations Management and International Management. He also holds an Associate Degree in Banking. 

In his leisure time, Michael is passionate about hiking in the alps, triathlon as well as overlanding.

SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
Small modular reactors
Small modular reactor (SMR) technology has been attractive on paper, but difficult to realize in practice. Despite high investments into SMR development, no SMRs are yet in commercial operation. However, as the world struggles with the immense challenges of transitioning away from fossil fuels, a resurgence of interest has appeared across the globe.
Time to renew your pilot’s license?
Time to renew your pilot’s license?
Powering India’s energy vision 2030
Powering India’s energy vision 2030
The disrupted energy transition
So, though “net zero” may remain an overarching ambition, how will this severe and unexpected event disrupt the energy transition? In this Viewpoint, we consider how it's possible to move to a cleantech economy while ensuring the security of supply for power and heat.
Finding the true north for local content definition in the nuclear industry
Finding the true north for local content definition in the nuclear industry
Establishing principles for quantifying localization
From sticky-notes to implementation
Customer journeys are a way for energy companies to record every interaction with their customers, getting an end-toend view of the journeys and processes the customer goes through. It allows them to see processes from the customer perspective, which is a powerful tool to steer the customer experience. However, according to a recent study, more than 93 percent of companies fail to implement customer journeys successfully. In particular, utilities, for which the idea of a customer is comparatively new, frequently fail to implement customer journeys.
Nuclear Lean
Nuclear power plant owners are hesitant to pursue life extension projects, and in some cases, are even shutting down their plants. As plants age and safety requirements inflate costs of life extension projects, nuclear plant owners often do not find these projects an attractive business case. This, combined with lack of political support, fear of national nuclear phaseouts, and competition from other (often renewable) energy sources, has forced the premature shutdown of several nuclear plants across the world. Arthur D.
Getting ready for the energy consumer of the future
The energy sector is undergoing radical transformation as formerly passive consumers take control over their energy consumption and procurement. Based on the five stages of this transformation, we explain how it impacts the energy value chain and outline the capabilities that traditional providers must embrace if they are to meet the needs of the energy consumer of the future.
Nord Stream 2 Economic Impact on Europe
Fourth revision of the proposed amendment of the Gas Directive
Proposed Gas Directive amendment and the EC-Gazprom settlement
During the spring of 2018, after seven years of deliberations, the European Commission concluded its investigation of Gazprom regarding alleged abuse of its market position in Central and Eastern European gas markets. The outcome is a finely crafted settlement setting out rules and guidelines for acceptable future market behavior. As the settlement is based on mutual agreement, while at the same time accepted by the European Commission as adequate to bring a locally dominant competitor to heel, it has a good chance of succeeding.
Gas Directive amendment and relations with third countries
The proposed amendment to the EU Gas Directive aims to extend EU Internal Gas Market legislation to import pipelines from third countries. This would mean imposing third-party access, ownership unbundling, transparency and EU-regulated tariffs on infrastructure outside the boundaries of the internal market, for example, due to entering the EU from international waters. As a consequence, a number of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) will have to be negotiated, or renegotiated with third-country governments.

Michael Kruse

Michael is a Managing Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Zurich, and member of its Executive Committee. Leader of Arthur D. Little's Global Energy & Utilities Practice and co-head of Central European Energy & Utilities teams, Michael also oversees all company's Global Industry Practices. Michael is associated with Arthur D. Little’s Performance Practice.

Michael focuses on strategy and project development of large-scale capital investment programs in the power sector, including conventional and renewable energies as well as power grids. He gained extensive experience in the development of functional strategies and complex organization transformation within the energy sector. His most recent consulting work focuses on building the transmission grid of the future, nuclear generation as well as offshore wind and corporate transformation in the digital era.

Michael holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration with Honors from the University of Muenster (Germany), specializing in Operations Management and International Management. He also holds an Associate Degree in Banking. 

In his leisure time, Michael is passionate about hiking in the alps, triathlon as well as overlanding.

SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
Small modular reactors
Small modular reactor (SMR) technology has been attractive on paper, but difficult to realize in practice. Despite high investments into SMR development, no SMRs are yet in commercial operation. However, as the world struggles with the immense challenges of transitioning away from fossil fuels, a resurgence of interest has appeared across the globe.
Time to renew your pilot’s license?
Time to renew your pilot’s license?
Powering India’s energy vision 2030
Powering India’s energy vision 2030
The disrupted energy transition
So, though “net zero” may remain an overarching ambition, how will this severe and unexpected event disrupt the energy transition? In this Viewpoint, we consider how it's possible to move to a cleantech economy while ensuring the security of supply for power and heat.
Finding the true north for local content definition in the nuclear industry
Finding the true north for local content definition in the nuclear industry
Establishing principles for quantifying localization
From sticky-notes to implementation
Customer journeys are a way for energy companies to record every interaction with their customers, getting an end-toend view of the journeys and processes the customer goes through. It allows them to see processes from the customer perspective, which is a powerful tool to steer the customer experience. However, according to a recent study, more than 93 percent of companies fail to implement customer journeys successfully. In particular, utilities, for which the idea of a customer is comparatively new, frequently fail to implement customer journeys.
Nuclear Lean
Nuclear power plant owners are hesitant to pursue life extension projects, and in some cases, are even shutting down their plants. As plants age and safety requirements inflate costs of life extension projects, nuclear plant owners often do not find these projects an attractive business case. This, combined with lack of political support, fear of national nuclear phaseouts, and competition from other (often renewable) energy sources, has forced the premature shutdown of several nuclear plants across the world. Arthur D.
Getting ready for the energy consumer of the future
The energy sector is undergoing radical transformation as formerly passive consumers take control over their energy consumption and procurement. Based on the five stages of this transformation, we explain how it impacts the energy value chain and outline the capabilities that traditional providers must embrace if they are to meet the needs of the energy consumer of the future.
Nord Stream 2 Economic Impact on Europe
Fourth revision of the proposed amendment of the Gas Directive
Proposed Gas Directive amendment and the EC-Gazprom settlement
During the spring of 2018, after seven years of deliberations, the European Commission concluded its investigation of Gazprom regarding alleged abuse of its market position in Central and Eastern European gas markets. The outcome is a finely crafted settlement setting out rules and guidelines for acceptable future market behavior. As the settlement is based on mutual agreement, while at the same time accepted by the European Commission as adequate to bring a locally dominant competitor to heel, it has a good chance of succeeding.
Gas Directive amendment and relations with third countries
The proposed amendment to the EU Gas Directive aims to extend EU Internal Gas Market legislation to import pipelines from third countries. This would mean imposing third-party access, ownership unbundling, transparency and EU-regulated tariffs on infrastructure outside the boundaries of the internal market, for example, due to entering the EU from international waters. As a consequence, a number of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) will have to be negotiated, or renegotiated with third-country governments.

More About Michael
  • University of Münster (Germany)
    Master of Science in Business Administration
  • German Chamber of Commerce
    Associate Degree in Banking
  • Capgemini Consulting
    Senior Consultant