Yvonne Ruf
, Central Europe
Yvonne Ruf joined Roland Berger in 2008 and is now a Senior Partner in our Regulated & Infrastructure unit at the Düsseldorf Office. She co-leads Roland Berger's Sustainability and Climate Action client innovation team.
With 15 years of experience in consulting work for the public and private sector, Yvonne's business focus is on creating value through decarbonization and monetizing the business opportunities from increasing climate action. She supports clients across all industries in emission reduction, greening of supply chains, shifting business models and the portfolio as well as introducing new technologies. She is specialized in preparing, de-risking and managing large transformation and investment projects to bring them from the first idea to successful financing and implementation. She is also an expert in hydrogen and fuel cell applications.
Yvonne has successfully accompanied major public and private clients in strategy development, commercial validation, project structuring, financing, and stakeholder engagement for large infrastructure projects. Her clients comprise of industry clients, public and private investors, government institutions, international agencies, national and multi-national associations, and project developers. She has extensive work experience in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
She holds an MSc Degree in International Political Economy from London School of Economics. Before joining Roland Berger, she spent several years working on improving the business and investment climate in Southern Africa.
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Navigating sustainability challenges in rail
Article, August 13, 2024
Clean hydrogen – A growth story with delays
Podcast, April 29, 2024
Hydrogen: "The Roaring '30s"
Study, December 5, 2023
Aviation's Roadmap to True Zero
STUDY, May 10, 2023
From gray to green
Article, February 1, 2023
Clean Hydrogen Radar
Article, November 8, 2022
Overcoming the uncertainties of clean technologies
Article, November 3, 2022
The way towards a renewable future
Article, October 26, 2022
Rising energy and CO2 prices – An opportunity to act?
Article, October 20, 2022
Accelerating decarbonization
Study, September 12, 2022
High fashion, low emissions: Climate action in the textile and apparel industry
Article, June 14, 2022
Transporting the fuel of the future
Study, November 4, 2021
Climate Change Combat Radar
Study, October 31, 2021
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Climate neutral by 2045: How will Germany succeed in the transformation?
Book, October 14, 2021
Decarbonizing transportation
Article, July 26, 2021
Innovate and industrialize: Offshore wind energy
Study, June 28, 2021
Climate action: A new competitiveness paradigm
Study, April 19, 2021
Climate neutral 2050: Why German industry needs urgent political action
Study, March 3, 2021
Fuel cells hydrogen trucks
Study, December 17, 2020
Sustainability – A strategic imperative for wealth managers
Report, December 3, 2020
Sustainability – here to stay
Article, May 28, 2020
Fuel cell and hydrogen trains: An ultra-green revolution for Europe's railroads
Article, May 16, 2019
European cities bet on hydrogen fuel cells to help meet emission targets
Study, November 30, 2018
The Economics of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Applications
Study, April 4, 2018
Compendium of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Applications
Study, April 4, 2018
Accelerating Infrastructure Project Preparation
Study, January 26, 2017
Cost-Effective Financing Structures
Study, January 26, 2017
Introducing Megaprojects: 10 Facts You Should Know
Point of view, December 16, 2016
Fuel cell electric buses
Study, November 4, 2015
Squaring the circle - improving European infrastructure financing
Study, February 28, 2015