Si vous souhaitez connaître l'agrivoltaïque ou en découvrir de nouveaux aspects, vous êtes les bienvenus pour rejoindre l'école thématique CNRS qui aura lieu à St Malo du 1er au 5 juin 2026. Cette école thématique internationale et interdisciplinaire est ouverte aux doctorants, enseignants chercheurs et chercheurs. L'ouverture de cette école n'est pas limitée à une discipline en particulier et les chercheurs internationaux peuvent candidater car la langue de travail sera en anglais.  

 Comme promesse de conciliation de plusieurs enjeux déterminants que sont la production alimentaire et la production d’énergie, l’agrivoltaïque séduit de plus en plus. Si son développement implique presque naturellement de se tourner vers les sciences dites “dures” pour justifier en partie son essor et répondre aux défis techniques et technologiques que sa mise en œuvre exige,  force est de constater que les apports des sciences humaines et sociales sont largement oubliées. Or, l’existence, le développement mais aussi le design des installations agrivoltaïques ne peuvent être uniformes dès lors qu’ils dépendent largement de besoins divergents exprimés par une multiplicité d’acteurs.

L’objectif de cette école est triple. Cette école vise d’une part à revenir sur le concept même d’agrivoltaïque pour en souligner les synergies initialement voulues de bien que celles dérivées ou encore celles oubliées. Cette école vise d’autre part à mettre en exergue la nécessité d’éviter les solutions agrivoltaïques uniformes. C’est pourquoi, en s’appuyant sur un partenariat international franco-américain ouvert, les partages d’expérience ne seront pas centrés sur la France. Enfin, cette école a pour objet de souligner l’importance de l’interdisciplinarité et tout particulièrement de la place des sciences humaines et sociales dans la détermination de ces choix technologiques en réponse à des enjeux complexes. C’est pourquoi les travaux et méthodes des  sciences humaines et sociales y seront pleinement présentés et mobilisés à travers l’élaboration collective de scénariis au sein d’ateliers de travail.

  Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu'au 17 avril 2026 inclus

Toutes les sessions seront en anglais

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.

So discover, agrivoltaics: beyond technology

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.

Registration is open until 17 April 2026.

All sessions will be in english

• Greg Barron-Gafford, Biogeographer, University of Arizona, USA, Co-responsible for axis 2 "Nexus: agriculture, energy, water" at the IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona
• Alicja Babst-Kosteka, Ecologist, University of Arizona
• Christian Dupraz, DR, NRAE- UMR Mediterranean and Tropical Cropping Systems-Montpellier, France, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of PNR AgriPV (the French National Research, Teaching and Development Pole on Agrivoltaisme)
• 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 , USA, Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona
• Alexandra Langlais, DR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Environmental Law, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of PNR AgriPV (the French National Research, Teaching and Development Pole on Agrivoltaisme), Co-responsible for axis 2 "Nexus: agriculture, energy, water" at the IRC International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona, member of the IRC (International Research Centre): Innovations for a Sustainable Planet (IPD), CNRS-University of Sherbrooke
• Blanche Lormeteau, CR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Energy Law, France, Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona
• Ronan Marrec, MCF, ecologist, University of Amiens, France, Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona

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

• Greg Barron-Gafford, Biogeographer, University of Arizona, USA, Co-responsible for axis 2 "Nexus: agriculture, energy, water" at the IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-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, Director of Research, INRAE- UMR Mediterranean and Tropical Cropping Systems-Montpellier, France, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of PNR AgriPV (the French National Research, Teaching and Development Pole on Agrivoltaisme) (to be confirmed)
• Kirsten Engel, Environmental Lawyer, University of Arizona (to be confirmed)
• Nadège Garambois, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Agriculture, agro-economist  at AgroParisTech, UMR Prodig, Paris, France, responsible for the ‘Economic and Social Impacts, Law’ thematic section of PNR AgriPV (the French National Research, Teaching and Development Pole on Agrivoltaisme)
• Andrea Gerlak, Political Geographer, University of Arizona
• Marie Herbranski, Director of Research, Political Sociologist, CIRAD, Montpellier
• Anne Kuria, Transdisciplinary Research Scientist, Agroecology, Sustainable Agrifood Systems | International Development at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) CIFOR-ICRAF, Banjor University, Kenya
• Christine Lamanna, Geographer, Ecosystem Adaptation, University of Arizona, USA, Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona
• Alexandra Langlais, DR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes,Environmental Law, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of PNR AgriPV (the French National Research, Teaching and Development Pole on Agrivoltaisme), Co-responsible for axis 2 "Nexus: agriculture, energy, water" at the IRC International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona, member of the IRC (International Research Centre): Innovations for a Sustainable Planet (IPD), CNRS-University of Sherbrooke
• Régis Le Carluer, Team Leader of Energy-Climate-Agroforestries - Territory Service - Chamber of Agriculture of Brittany, Guingamp, France
  
• Blanche Lormeteau, CR CNRS, UMR 6262, IODE, University of Rennes, Energy Law , France, Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona
• Ronan Marrec, Senior lecturer, ecologist, University of Amiens, France, Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona
• Emmanuelle Santoire, Geographer, energy transition, CR CNRS, LATTS, Paris
• Carrie Seay-Fleming, Assistant Professor - Environment, Sustainaility, & Geograhy, USA, University of Minnesota Duluth
• Polina Volovitch, PR, chemist, Chimie ParisTech, Paris, France, Member of the Strategic Orientation Committee of PNR AgriPV (the French National Research, Teaching and Development Pole on Agrivoltaisme), Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona, (confirmed)Member of IRC (International Research Centre): Institute for Global Grand Challenges, CNRS-University of Arizona
• Céline Verchère, Sociologist of innovation, University of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada), Co-leader of the ‘Impacts, Uses and Society’ research area at the LN2, IRL; Co-leader of the ‘Responsible Innovation, Transitions and Biodiversity’ research area at the IRC (International Research Centre): Innovations for a Sustainable Planet (IPD), CNRS-University of Sherbrooke, Canada

We invite you to register now for the thematic school entitled "Agrivoltaics: definition, challenge and implementation - A multidisciplinary and international approach". This school will be held in Saint-Malo from June 1 to 5, 2026. As a limited places school, your registration will only be final after you have been selected by the scientific committee.

All sessions will be in english.

Registration link: https://agrivolt.sciencesconf.org/registration?lang=en

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