aireg

What aireg does

aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V. is a Berlin-based, non-profit industry association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2011 to accelerate the availability and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Germany. It operates as a competence center that convenes 60+ member organizations across the entire SAF value chain, including universities and research institutes, plant manufacturers and operators, biorefineries, petroleum companies, engine and aircraft manufacturers, airports, airlines, government bodies, and NGOs. Its core offerings are not technology products but structured collaboration services: three permanent working groups (Resources and Technologies; Quality, Certification and Use; Sustainability) plus a task force on Economy and Production, supported by a weekly newsletter (airegnews), position papers, strategy papers, whitepapers, studies, and roadmaps that feed into German and EU SAF policy debates.

The organization runs biennial SAF conferences, a regular webinar series, and participates in industry events such as ILA Berlin. Its primary strategic objectives are to support the aviation sector's Net Zero 2050 target through SAF adoption, advocate for the effective implementation of ReFuelEU Aviation mandates, and push for a national SAF ramp-up strategy covering feedstock supply, production capacity, and import infrastructure for hydrogen derivatives. The business model is a subscription-style membership model: aireg e.V. is financed through annual member contributions under published contribution rules, with pricing tiers not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition is direct via membership application, and the go-to-market is community-led, relying on working-group participation, thought leadership publications, and conference participation to retain and attract members rather than on traditional sales or marketing channels. Headcount is lean at 2.5 FTE (including Managing Director Melanie Form), governance is by an Executive Board, Advisory Council, and General Assembly, and as of July 2026 Volker Ratzmann serves as Chairman of the Executive Board.

Name

aireg

Legal name

aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V.

Website

https://aireg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

aireg is a Berlin-based, non-profit industry association founded in 2011 that convenes 60+ members across the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) value chain to drive SAF adoption and shape related German and EU policy. It funds itself through annual membership contributions and delivers working groups, publications, conferences, and webinars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Advocacy and Industry Association

NAICS

Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) & Alternative Fuels (e-fuels, biofuels, hydrogen) (THABANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production (HEFA, FT, ATJ) (EUAAAHAE), Sustainability & Emissions Management for Air Travel (SAF, CO2 Reporting) (THACAHAJ), Sustainable Customer Products & Programs (green fares, corporate SAF programs, transparency) (THABANAL)

Keywords

• Sustainable aviation fuels
• SAF policy advocacy
• Aviation decarbonization
• Renewable energy networking
• Clean aviation fuels

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: aireg e.V. is financed from the contributions of its members. A detailed overview of contributions can be found in the contribution rules document available on their website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

aireg is a non-profit membership-based industry association that promotes the availability and use of regenerative aviation fuels in Germany. It sells membership access and delivers working-group collaboration, SAF publications (position papers, strategy papers, whitepapers, studies/roadmaps), biennial SAF conferences, and a recurring webinar series for its 60+ member organizations across the SAF value chain.

Product overview

aireg (Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V.) is a non-profit industry association founded in 2011 that promotes the availability and use of renewable energies in aviation. It is not a product company but rather a networking and advocacy organization that provides working groups, publications (position papers, strategy papers, whitepapers, studies/roadmaps), events (biennial SAF conferences, webinars), and membership services. The core offering is a collaborative platform where members from industry, research, and science work together on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) topics including resources and technologies, quality and certification, sustainability, and economy and production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Support for Net Zero 2050 goal of aviation industry through SAF adoption
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Green Hydrogen Business Alliance (H2BA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2025Strategic partnership aimed at fostering rapid market development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in developing and emerging countries. Reflects shared commitment to advancing renewable energy based eSAF.
• Hamburg AviationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025Strategic partnership agreement aimed at fostering rapid market development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Collaboration reflects shared commitment to advancing SAF adoption by shaping necessary framework conditions.
• Asian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association (ASAFA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2025Strategic partnership between ASAFA and aireg aimed at fostering rapid market development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Collaboration reflects shared commitment to advancing SAF adoption across Asia and Europe.
• Fuelling Flight InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2022Convened by European Climate Foundation (ECF) and ClimateWorks Foundation (CWF), joined by Air France-KLM, easyJet, Ryanair, Deutsche Post DHL Group and NGOs to support market ramp-up of sustainable aviation fuels.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• SAF Alliance (Netherlands): Dutch-led cross-value-chain initiative of airlines, fuel producers, and logistics companies working to scale SAF in the Netherlands. Same membership-driven, value-chain convening model as aireg, focused on a neighboring national market under the same EU regulatory regime.
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association of Australia and New Zealand (SAFAANZ): Australia/NZ industry association focused on SAF policy, production, and uptake. Structurally analogous to aireg as a national/regional industry association championing SAF; serves a different geography but with the same convening and policy-advocacy model.

Broad incumbents

• Air Transport Action Group (ATAG): Global coalition of aviation industry stakeholders producing research and advocacy on sustainable aviation, including SAF. Comparable to aireg in mission but at a global rather than national scale, and with a much broader aviation remit beyond fuels.
• IATA (International Air Transport Association): Global airline trade association representing ~300 airlines. Operates broadly across aviation policy including SAF (Fly Net Zero), and is a much larger incumbent with deeper resources than aireg; competes for policy influence on SAF mandates globally.

Emerging players

• Clean Skies for Tomorrow (World Economic Forum): WEF-led multi-stakeholder coalition of airlines, fuel producers, and corporates committed to scaling SAF globally. Comparable to aireg as a cross-value-chain advocacy platform, but with a global remit and WEF backing rather than a national mandate.
• Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB): International multi-stakeholder organization developing sustainability standards and certification for biofuels and biomaterials, including SAF. Adjacent to aireg's "Quality, Certification and Use" working group and a credible partner in the SAF certification landscape.

Others

• European Climate Foundation (ECF): Major philanthropic funder of European climate policy, including aviation decarbonization; co-convened the Fuelling Flight Initiative that aireg joined in 2022. Relevant as a funder and convener in the same policy ecosystem rather than a direct service peer.

Direct peers

• Asian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association (ASAFA): Regional industry association promoting SAF adoption across Asia. Direct comparable to aireg — both are non-profit member-based organizations convened around the SAF value chain; aireg signed a strategic partnership with ASAFA in March 2025 to coordinate Asia-Europe advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aireg-aviation-initiative-for-renewable-energy-in-germany-e-v

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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