Technical seminar "Agrivoltaics: solar energy beyond the kilowatt-hour", in the context of CIES 2026

The technical conference "Agrivoltaics: solar energy beyond the kilowatt-hour" , an event held within the framework of the parallel activities open to the XX Iberian Congress and XVI Ibero-American Congress of Solar Energy (CIES 2026) , will take place on March 25, 2026 , from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. , in the Conference Room of the Economic Sciences Building of the University of Almería .

Organized by CIESOL , the Center for Research in Solar Energy, a joint center of the University of Almería and CIEMAT (Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research), the session seeks to offer a complete and applied vision of agrivoltaics as a dual-use approach to land —agricultural production and solar generation—, with special attention to real experiences in different types of crops and the potential of Almería to become a benchmark in this field.

Program (March 25, 2026)

• 09:30 h · Registration and presentation
• 10:00 h · Context and regulatory framework
  • Potential of agrivoltaics for climate change mitigation (application to viticulture) · Dr. Natalie Hanrieder (DLR – Almería Solar Platform)
  • State of the art of agrivoltaics in Spain and IDAE Guide · Martín Behar Kölln (UNEF)
• 10:30 a.m. · Break / coffee
• 11:00 a.m. · Applications in intensive agriculture
  • Greenhouse structures adapted to electricity production: “Dynamic AquaSave” Project · Dr. Juan Reca (University of Almería)
• 11:30 a.m. · Round table: operational groups and agrivoltaic experiences in Spain
  • Olivar · Pedro Jesús Pérez Higueras (UJA) – OLIVOLTAICA
  • Citrus fruits · José Antonio López Álvarez (US) – GO Agrivoltaica And.
  • Vineyards · David Migananelli (Powerfultree) – GO Agrovitivoltaica
  • Vegetables · Luisa Mª Carrión López – GO VOLTAGRO