Berlin, 09 July, 2025 – The Green Hydrogen Business Alliance (H2BA) and the Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany (aireg) entered into a strategic partnership aimed at fostering the rapid market development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in developing and emerging countries. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to advancing renewable energy based eSAF adoption by shaping the necessary framework conditions for its large-scale deployment in aviation within international cooperation.
Through this partnership, H2BA and aireg will engage in joint efforts to strengthen the eSAF ecosystem.
By leveraging their respective expertise and networks, H2BA and aireg aim to create synergies that accelerate the development of a robust market supporting the aviation sector’s transition toward a more sustainable future.
Farhanja Wahabzada, Team Lead H2BA: “The partnership with aireg is a testament to our long-standing cooperation and shared ambition: to build green hydrogen and eSAF value chains. We believe that eSAF production is a unique opportunity to link decarbonization goals with sustainable economic development in the Global South.”
Melanie Form, Managing Director and Member of the Board of aireg comments on the new strategic partnership agreement: “We are delighted to enter into this cooperation with the Green Hydrogen Business Alliance. Green hydrogen is a crucial building block for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and a key enabler for the decarbonization of aviation. In the past, we have already successfully collaborated on several events, and we are looking forward to intensifying this cooperation in the future. Through our partnership, we will jointly support the ramp-up of Sustainable Aviation Fuels and green hydrogen infrastructure, especially in emerging and developing countries. Together, we are taking an important step towards a more climate-friendly future in aviation.”
About H2BA:
Founded in 2019 on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Green Hydrogen Business Alliance (H2BA) supports the market ramp-up of green hydrogen and its derivatives such as eSAF while contributing to the sustainable development of partner countries. In close dialogue with more than 200 PtX stakeholders around the globe, H2BA acts as an honest broker between the private and public sectors, contributing to favourable framework conditions for PtX investments in partner countries in the context of a Just Transition. H2BA is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and part of the European multi-donor platform Global Energy Transformation Programme (GET.pro).
About aireg:
The Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V. was founded in 2011 as an association of companies and organisations from the sectors of industry, research, and science. As a non-profit initiative, aireg advocates for the availability and use of renewable energies in aviation in order to achieve the aviation industry’s ambitious CO₂ reduction targets. The 60+ members come from all sectors of the aviation renewable energy value chain: This includes research at universities and major research institutions, equipment manufacturers and operators, biorefineries, the petroleum industry, propulsion and aircraft manufacturers, governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations and airports, as well as airlines. Industrial members internationally cover the range from start-ups to large corporations.
For further information:
aireg e.V.
Maximilian Uhl
Research Associate
kontakt@aireg.de
www.aireg.de