Program Advisory Committee 2026

More members to be announced. 

Antoine Leclerq

Antoine Leclercq is policy officer for renewable electricity production at the Franco-German Office for Energy Transition (OFATE/DFBEW). After studying political science and economics in Nancy, Cologne and Paris, he worked for two and a half years in the economic department of the French Embassy in Berlin, where he analyzed transport, construction, and spatial planning policies in Germany. At OFATE/DFBEW, where he works from the Parisian office, Antoine specializes in spatial planning for renewable energies, working on acceleration zones in France, the 2% target for wind power in Germany, and the regional concentration of wind turbines in both countries.

Fabian Neu

Growing up on a family-owned farm Fabian Neu was able to gain a deep understanding of farming practices and suitable crop rotations. With several years of expertise in both the agriculture and renewable energy sectors, he has cultivated a deep understanding of sustainable farming practices and clean energy.
Passionate about integrating agricultural practices with innovative technologies to advance sustainable and efficient agriculture, paired with clean energy, he has been active in the Agri-PV sector for over 3 years now.
In 2023 Fabian Neu joined RWE Renewables as a Senior Expert for Agri-PV. He supports the global Agri-PV market development and effectively capitalizes on the synergies between the agricultural and energy industries. He is a Member of the consortium defining livestock-specific guidelines for Agri-PV in Germany under DIN SPEC 91492.

Leo Vöhringer

Leo Vöhringer, fruit grower and entrepreneur from Ravensburg, works on covering systems for fruit crops at his family’s business VOEN. In recent years, the company has developed the patent-pending VOEN E-CROPS concept, which aims to integrate PV modules into existing crop protection systems.

Lina Dubina

Lina Dubina works as a Policy Advisor for Sustainability at SolarPower Europe, the European Solar Association representing companies and organizations active along the whole solar value chain. As part of the Land Use and Permitting Workstream, Lina coordinates work on agrivoltaics and floating PV and oversees several environment-related projects.

Oliver Hörnle

Oliver Hörnle joined the Agrivoltaics Group at Fraunhofer ISE in 2021 as a project manager. He holds a master’s degree in Sustainable Systems Engineering from the University of Freiburg, alongside a foundation in biological sciences. Oliver leads the project “Model Region Agrivoltaics Baden-Württemberg,” where he coordinates an interdisciplinary consortium that has developed, implemented, and researched over 20 agrivoltaic systems in Southwest Germany. Through this initiative, he has gained profound insights into the synergies between fruit cultivation and PV systems. The project has significantly contributed to increasing recognition and acceptance of agrivoltaics in Germany, as it covers almost all application of agrivoltaics, including grasslands, forestry, arable crops and animal husbandry.

In addition to his work in Germany, Oliver has developed agrivoltaic projects in France, Luxembourg, Hungary, Namibia, and Brazil. In 2024, he became Co-Head of the Group Agrivoltaics at Fraunhofer ISE with focus of business development, product development and networking. He also serves as a founder, CPO at diveo GmbH, a Fraunhofer ISE spin-off, where he contributes to the development of agrivoltaic projects.

Sascha Krause-Tünker

With over 15 years of expertise in business development, renewable energy, and sustainability, Sascha has worked for organizations ranging from startups to global corporations across industries such as energy, logistics, and production. Formerly a consultant and interim manager in project management, IT, and finance, he now leverages his broad experience as CFO of Next2Sun, driving the company's innovative solutions in renewable energy. Sascha plays a pivotal role in advancing Next2Sun's mission and engages actively in societal efforts to promote sustainable energy and the adoption of its groundbreaking technologies.

Stephan Schindele

In 2020, Dr. Stephan Schindele joined BayWa r.e. AG as Head of Product Management Agri-PV. In this function, he supports the global Agri-PV project development efforts by commercially, legally, and technically standardising BayWa r.e.’s Agri-PV solutions.Before joining BayWa r.e., Stephan worked at Fraunhofer ISE where he built up the new business field of Agri-PV (2010-2020), wrote numerous publications and finished his PhD on the topic of Sustainable Land Use and Agri-PV (2023). Stephan received several awards for his work on Agri-PV. Furthermore, he was Vice Chair for the Land-use and Permitting workstream at SolarPowerEurope (2022-2024), taught Energy & Climate Policy at Reutlingen University (2015-2020), worked as Site Event & Exhibit Assistant for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 2009 & 2011) and was an Intern for the German Solar Industry Association BSW-Solar (2008).

He holds an MBA from the California State University East Bay (2011). Stephan is passionate about cross-sectorial collaboration along the Food-Energy-Water-Biodiversity Nexus.

Stephan is r.e.sponsible to develop Agri-PV solutions and shares knowledge across countries and functions to speed up BayWa r.e.’s Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation efforts.