If you would like to learn about agrivoltaics or discover new aspects of it, join the interdisciplinary and international thematic school that will take place in St Malo from 1 to 5 June 2026. It is open to doctoral students, lecturers and researchers. Furthermore, it is not limited to an only one discipline and is open to international researchers.

This school will be held in Saint-Malo from June 1 to 5, 2026. 

Presentation

Agrivoltaics promises to simultaneously address two critical needs: food production and energy production. While much of the field has focused on the "hard" sciences to solve technical challenges, the vital contributions of the humanities and social sciences are frequently overlooked. Agrivoltaics is not a one-size-fits all solution. Agrivoltaics is not a universal solution. Instead, agrivoltaic design must adapt to the location-specific and diverse needs of various stakeholders. The agrivoltaics thematic school has three main objectives. First, we will revisit the concept of agrivoltaics to rediscover both intended and overlooked synergies. Second, we will emphasise the need to make non-uniform choices of agrivoltaic installations adapted to different territorial, social and cultural configurations. In this regard, the international training programme will ensure a diverse perspective beyond the French context. Finally, we highlight how interdisciplinarity—specifically the social sciences—shapes the technological choices required to meet complex challenges. Participants will apply these methods firsthand through collaborative, workshop-based scenario building.

We invite you to register now for the thematic school entitled "Agrivoltaics: definition, challenge and implementation - A multidisciplinary and international approach".

Speakers 

• Greg Barron-Gafford, Biogeographer, University of Arizona
• Alicja Babst-Kosteka, Ecologist, University of Arizona ( to be confirmed)
• Alexandre Berthe, Economist, LIRIS, University of Rennes 2 (to be confirmed)
• Christian Dupraz, DR, NRAE- UMR Mediterranean and Tropical Cropping Systems-Montpellier ( to be confirmed)
• Kirsten Engel, Environmental Lawyer, University of Arizona (to be confirmed)
• Andrea Gerlak, Political Geographer, University of Arizona
• Marie Herbranski, Director of Research, Political Sociologist, CIRAD, Montpellier ( to be confirmed)
• Christine Lamanna, Researcher on Ecosystem Adaptation, University of Arizona (confirmed)
• Alexandra Langlais, DR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes,Environmental Law
• Blanche Lormeteau, CR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Energy Law
• Ronan Marrec, MCF, ecologist, University of Amiens
• Emmanuelle Santoire, Geographer, energy transition, CR CNRS, LATTS, Paris
• Polina Volovitch, PR, chemist, Chimie ParisTech, Paris (to be confirmed)
• Céline Verchère, Sociologist of innovation, University of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada) (confirmed)

Information and registration 

More information and registration on SciencesConf.

As a limited places school, your registration will only be final after you have been selected by the scientific committee.

Registration is open until 5 April 2026.

All sessions will be in english.

For information the price includes registration, meals, acommodation and visits: Doctorant: 450 €, Academic: 650 €, Private: 1500 €

Program

Monday 01 June 2026

14:30 - 16:30  Area 1 - Foundation of agrivoltaics

16:30 - 17:00  Coffee break

17:30 - 19:00 Ice breakers and forming - working groups

Tuesday 02 June 2026

9:00 - 10:30  Area 2 - Innovations

10:30 - 11:00  Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 Innovations

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 16:00 Developing issues

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30 Workshop 1 - Developing issues

17:30 - 19:30 city tour Saint-Malo

Wednesday 03 June 2026

9:00 - 10:30 Area 3 - localization

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 round tables

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

14:00 - 18:00  Field trip

Thursday 04 June 2026

9:00 - 12:00  workshop

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 16:30 workshop

Friday 05 June 2026

9:00 - 10:30   Presentation of scenarios - group outputs

10:30 - 11:00  Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00  School closing

12:00 - 13:30  Lunch

Scientific committee

• Greg Barron-Gafford, Biogeographer, University of Arizona
• Alicja Babst-Kosteka, Ecologist, University of Arizona
• Christian Dupraz, DR, NRAE- UMR Mediterranean and Tropical Cropping Systems-Montpellier
• Andrea Gerlak, Political Geographer, University of Arizona
• Régis Ferrière, PR, mathematician and biologist, ENS Paris and University of Arizona
• Marie Herbranski, Director of Research, Political Sociologist, CIRAD, Montpellier
• Christine Lamanna, Researcher on Ecosystem Adaptation, University of Arizona
• Alexandra Langlais, DR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Environmental Law
• Blanche Lormeteau, CR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Energy Law
• Ronan Marrec, MCF, ecologist, University of Amiens

Organising committee

• Sky Dominguez, Associate Director of the France-Arizona Institute, University of Arizona
• Christine Lamanna, Researcher on Ecosystem Adaptation, University of Arizona
• Alexandra Langlais, DR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Environmental Law
• Blanche Lormeteau, CR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Energy Law
• Ronan Marrec, MCF, ecologist, University of Amiens
• Catherine Quemener, IODE Laboratory Manager