Advisory Board

Associate Professor

Miguel-Angel Muñoz Garcia

Miguel-Angel Muñoz Garcia is tenured Associate Professor at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), specialising in photovoltaics, agrivoltaics, solar pumping, electronics and agricultural automation. He leads the EmerPVPump research project and has extensive experience in international research, development cooperation and technology transfer. His work focuses on practical, sustainable energy solutions for agriculture and rural communities worldwide.

Blanca Ojosnegros

Polycarpos Falaras

Project Engineer

Annalena Biba

Annalena Biba, M.Sc., is an environmental and landscape planner at Tractebel GmbH. Her work focuses on environmental and permitting processes for flood protection, infrastructure and river restoration projects. This includes conducting environmental impact and nature conservation assessments, as well as landscape planning. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Freiburg, specialising in land use, nature conservation and biodiversity research.

Project Manager Market and Policy Analysis

Maja Schoch

Maja Schoch works in market and policy analysis at Swissolar, where she focuses on PV and battery storage market developments. She works with solar energy statistics and presents related analyses and reports to policy and industry audiences. She holds a Master’s from ETH Zurich, with a background in international politics, statistics and political science.

CEO of Next2Sun Polska Sp. z o.o.

Stefan Schwind

Project developer for renewable energies since 1995 in Germany, Poland, Spain. Lawyer in Berlin. Now emphasizing on vertical bifacial PV for Agri-PV. Previously representative for wind turbine manufacturer in Poland, France and BeNeLux. President of the German-Polish Wind Energy Club DPWEC (www.dpwec.de).

Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen

Søren Marcus Pedersen

Søren Marcus Pedersen research focuses on the economics of precision agriculture, agricultural technology adoption, and climate-smart farming systems, with particular emphasis on how technological innovation and policy incentives influence farmer decision-making and sustainability transitions.

Tanja Rold

Entrepreneur

Maciej Kozarzewski

I have over 20 years of experience leading projects focused on high-quality soft fruit production for the fresh market. My technical expertise lies in optimization and cultivation, with a dedicated focus on safeguarding crops against environmental threats like frost, hail, and rain. Since 2020, I have also been heavily involved in introducing green energy solutions to agriculture, aiming to maximize the reduction of our CO2 footprint.

Sales & Marketing Manager

Barbara Michałowska

I am a sales and marketing professional with extensive experience in the agricultural and renewable energy sectors. With a background in horticulture and over a decade of industry experience, I specialize in innovative energy solutions, Agri-PV and energy storage. I combine technical expertise with business development, marketing, training and building strategic partnerships.

Senior researcher, licensed architect, PhD, and Coordinator Task force on Sustainable Agrivoltaics

Alessandra Scognamiglio

Alessandra Scognamiglio is a licensed architect, Master in Architecture in “Preservation of Architectural Assets” from University of Naples, with a PhD in “Technologies for Architecture and Environment” from University of Campania. Since 2000 she is researcher at the Renewable Energy Technology department of ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and now in the Photovoltaics and smart networks division. Her main interest lies at the interface between scientific research and design, where she engages in creating a domain of common understanding and experimentations in the real living environment. Recently she has been appointed by ENEA as coordinator the new task force on “Sustainable Agrivoltaics”, establishing a national network of stakeholders from photovoltaics, agriculture, landscape design and environmental organisations. Moreover, she is the president of the Italian Association for Sustainable Agrivoltaics. She has been project manager of several projects related to innovative BIPV and photovoltaics in landscape; including innovative agrivoltaics, and Net Zero Energy Buildings. Currently she is the ENEA project manager for the EU funded project Symbiosyst, From the design to the implementation, a symbiosis where PV and agriculture have a mutually beneficial relationship. On an international level, she served as the Italian alternate in the Executive Committee of the IEA SHC (Solar Heating and Cooling), and she is also member of the “Integrated PV” task of ETIP (European Technology and Industry Platform).

Full Professor at the University of Firenze

Fabio Bozzoli

Fabio Bozzoli is Full Professor of Applied Thermal Physics at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF) of the University of Florence. Before joining UNIFI, he was Associate Professor at the University of Parma, where he carried out teaching and research activities for many years in the fields of thermal sciences and industrial energy systems. His research activity focuses on applied thermodynamics, heat transfer and experimental methods, with particular attention to inverse techniques, advanced diagnostics and data-driven approaches.

Board Memeber of the Hellenic Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water

Komninos Komnios

Komninos Komnios is an associate Professor of Energy Law at the International Hellenic University (IHU), a Board Member of the Hellenic Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY), and the Hellenic Energy Ombudsman. He holds a Ph.D. (Doctor Iuris) from Saarland University and a post-doctoral thesis on evidence in national and international commercial arbitration. Dr. Komnios has extensive knowledge in energy law, regulatory frameworks, alternative dispute resolution, and IT law. He has received advanced training in Mediation, Dispute Resolution, and Law from Tulane University School of Law and the Institut für Anwaltsrecht an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Dr. Komnios is a skilled attorney-at-law with extensive experience in energy law, legal advising, and dispute resolution, and he has served as a legal advisor for various organisations, including the Federation of Industries of Greece, the Thessaloniki International Fair S.A. and the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Dr. Komnios’ research interests focus on EU energy law and regulation, IT Law and ADR. With over a decade of teaching and research experience, Dr. Komnios is dedicated to advancing legal education and promoting sustainable energy practices in Greece and beyond.