Michael Krug

Michael Krug is a research associate at the Chair of Environmental and Climate Policy (Technical University of Munich) since September 2023. He specializes in energy and climate policy, focusing on the politics and governance of the energy transition, social ownership, and distributional issues.

• Current research in the KOPERNIKUS project ARIADNE II: evidence-based assessment of Germany's energy transition
• Prior roles: Research Center for Sustainability at Freie Universität Berlin (2014-2023)
• Key projects: COME RES (2020-2023), WinWind (2018-2020), ENABLE (2020-2023), Bioenergy Promotion 1/2 (2009-2014), MunEM (2007-2009), REGENERGY (2005-2007)
• Collaborations with German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH (2007-2009)

His recent publications analyze renewable energy communities, social acceptance of wind energy, and policy frameworks for sustainable energy transitions. He uses interdisciplinary approaches combining political science, public administration, and climate policy.