ALBATROSS Redefines Regional Airports as Integrated Hubs for Energy, Mobility, and Logistics
Hamburg/Munich, 27 August 2025 – ALBATROSS is introducing its integrated vision to reposition regional airports as future-ready hubs for energy, mobility, and logistics. Through the combination of renewable energy infrastructure, smart mobility solutions, and next-generation logistics services, ALBATROSS is establishing regional airports as vital platforms in Europe’s broader mobility and energy transition.
Building a Strong and Expanding Network
ALBATROSS is already working with more than a dozen airports across Germany, is rapidly expanding its network, going for international growth throughout Europe. The company works in close cooperation with local partners and stakeholders such as municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), ensuring that projects are tailored to local needs and create sustainable economic value for both airports and their surrounding regions.
Three Pillars of Transformation
The ALBATROSS model unlocks the hidden economic power of regional airports by focusing on three interconnected pillars:
- Energy: Development of holistic energy infrastructure, including on-site solar energy production and large-scale battery storage, enabling airports to become largely self-sufficient while providing green, cost-efficient energy to tenants and local companies.
- Mobility: Deployment of smart charging and electrification infrastructure that accelerates the decarbonization of ground transport and airport operations, while preparing the ground for electric Regional Air Mobility (RAM).
- Logistics: Establishing regional airports as strategic nodes for drone logistics, decentralized data centers, and other energy-intensive applications, creating new sources of growth.
“Regional airports are one of Europe’s most underutilized assets. Despite current financial challenges, they hold enormous potential to become drivers of innovation, sustainability, and economic growth.”
— Marius Wedemeyer, Co-Founder & Managing Director
Industry Momentum and Partnerships
ALBATROSS benefits from strong traction, support from industry-leading experts, and unique access to portfolio companies of Andreas Kupke, a renowned deeptech investor and co-founder of ALBATROSS. These companies are actively contributing to key parts of the ALBATROSS value chain—from electric mobility and renewable energy to smart logistics and infrastructure digitization. Backed by a rapidly growing team and offices in Hamburg and Munich, ALBATROSS is forging partnerships across the aviation and energy ecosystem, including OEMs, airlines, electric mobility providers, and energy companies.
“Airports are an ideal location for holistic energy infrastructure, matching on-site production and storage with local energy consumption. This will be key for the long-term development of airports which will be driven by increased energy consumption from ground and air mobility solutions.”
— Dr. Stefan Breunig, Co-Founder & Managing Director
This momentum comes at a time when the aviation industry is seeing the rise of promising companies shaping the future of flight. VÆRIDION is developing a fully electric nine-seater microliner, Muuv Aero is advancing a hybrid-electric two-seater, Beyond Aero is pioneering hydrogen-powered aviation, while Urban Ray and APUS are pushing forward drone logistics and other sustainable aviation solutions. ALBATROSS complements these innovations by ensuring that the necessary airport infrastructure is in place to support their widespread adoption.
Trusted by Airports and Local Stakeholders
Several regional airports, including Schönhagen, Mönchengladbach, and Friedrichshafen, have already partnered with ALBATROSS. By aligning with local utilities, municipalities, and regional stakeholders, ALBATROSS ensures projects are not only technically and financially viable but also deeply integrated into regional development strategies.
“Almost every airfield today is inundated with offers to lease its open spaces and rooftops for solar power generation. However, these offers do not prepare airfields for the aviation-specific energy demands of the future — and their economic benefit is negligible.
If future aircraft and mobility concepts are to succeed, we must ensure that the regional airport infrastructure they depend on is preserved — and that it can be operated economically in alignment with those concepts. This is in the interest of all stakeholders, not just airport operators. As the long-time Managing Director of Flugplatzgesellschaft Schönhagen mbH, this was my main motivation for signing the letter of intent with ALBATROSS.”
— Klaus-Jürgen Schwahn, Managing Director, Flugplatzgesellschaft Schönhagen mbH
A Scalable Vision for Europe
“Electric aviation is no longer a vision—it is on the runway. The challenge is the classic chicken-and-egg dilemma: aircraft need ready airports, while airports wait for the aircraft. The way forward is to break this cycle with smart investments in energy infrastructure that deliver benefits today, attract capital and prepare airports for the future.”
— Andreas Kupke, Initiator, Co-Founder & Managing Director
By connecting airports into a network of intelligent energy hubs, ALBATROSS is creating a scalable model for Europe that strengthens regional aviation, accelerates electrification, and contributes to sustainable economic growth.
About ALBATROSS
ALBATROSS develops, finances, and operates integrated infrastructure for energy, mobility, and logistics in partnership with regional airports. By combining renewable energy solutions, electrification strategies, and logistics innovation, ALBATROSS enables airports to remain vital economic drivers while preparing for the future of sustainable aviation. With offices in Hamburg and Munich, ALBATROSS is rapidly expanding its network across Germany and Europe.
Media Contact: Marius Wedemeyer -Managing Director