EVENT E.SENSE – ATELIER 21

What if tomorrow’s energy futures had already been imagined yesterday?

From October 5 to 9, 2026, the E.SENSE project invites you to explore the exhibition “Paleo-Energy / Retrofuture: The Forgotten Futures of Energy” at the Citadelle of the University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV) in Amiens.

Why were certain technologies abandoned? And what can these “forgotten futures” teach us as we envision the energy transitions of tomorrow?

Developed in collaboration with Atelier 21 and the participatory research program Paleo-Energetique.org, the exhibition explores inventions, technical developments, and energy solutions that were imagined or tested in the past, only to be abandoned, forgotten… or sometimes rediscovered.

Lecture – Cédric Carles – Founder of Atelier 21 and the Paleo-Energetique program

• Tuesday, October 6, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• UPJV Citadel – Room E002
  • Registration: https://lnkd.in/etDn8p7J

Guided Tour of the Exhibition – Loïc Rogard – Associate Researcher / Project Manager – Atelier 21 / Paleo-Energetics

• Wednesday, October 7: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Friday, October 9: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

An opportunity to explore the exhibition and discuss how the history of technology can inform our understanding of contemporary energy transitions.

Exhibition October 5–9, 2026, UPJV Citadel, Amiens