Stuttgart and Berlin, August 06, 2024 – With DEKRA Automobil GmbH, the aviation initiative aireg (Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany) has gained a leading testing and certification organization as a member.
DEKRA is the largest testing organization in Germany and has extensive expertise in safety and sustainability services in the areas of mobility, industrial and process technology, and renewable energies.
With its plant safety services, DEKRA protects people and infrastructure along the entire value and process chain for renewable fuels. DEKRA is an approved inspection body for explosion protection and pressure equipment as well as a notified body for pressure and welding technology. DEKRA also offers all services relating to sustainability certification, validation, and verification.
Dr. Sebastian Sigle, Head of Industry at DEKRA: “DEKRA is committed to a technology-open energy transition in which alternative fuels play an indispensable role for selected areas of mobility. We are therefore delighted to be able to support the ‘aireg’ association when it comes to safety and sustainability for climate-friendly aviation.”
Melanie Form, Managing Director and Member of the aireg Board, comments on the membership: “We warmly welcome DEKRA as a new member of our initiative. With its comprehensive expertise, DEKRA supports our common goal of shaping a climate-neutral future for aviation and enriches our network, which has more than 60 members.”
About DEKRA:
DEKRA was originally founded in 1925 with the aim of ensuring road safety through vehicle inspections. With a much broader range of activities, DEKRA is now the world’s largest independent, non-listed expert organization in the field of testing, inspection, and certification. In 2023, DEKRA achieved a turnover of 4.1 billion euros. Around 49,000 employees provide qualified and independent expert services in around 60 countries on five continents. With a Platinum rating from EcoVadis, DEKRA is one of the top 1 percent of sustainable companies in the ranking.
About aireg e.V.:
aireg – the Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V. was established in 2011 as a consortium of companies and organisations from industry, research, and academia. As a charitable initiative, aireg is dedicated to promoting the availability and use of renewable energies in aviation to achieve the aviation industry’s ambitious CO₂ reduction targets. Its members span the entire value chain of renewable energies for aviation, ranging from university and major research institution research, equipment manufacturers and operators, bio-refineries, the petroleum industry, engine and aircraft manufacturers, government organisations, non-governmental organisations, and airports to airlines. The industrial members internationally range from startups to large conglomerates.
For additional information:
DEKRA
Tilman Vögele-Ebering
Press spokesperson Industrial / Corporate Communications
Tilman.Voegele-Ebering@dekra.com
aireg e.V.
Maren Berthold
Research Associate
kontakt@aireg.de
www.aireg.de