Transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is one of the main topics for research and development at the Energy Institute. The research activities in this area focus on:

• Hydropower machinery – water turbines for hydroelectric plants and pump storage power plants (design, computational simulations, experimental testing, on-site troubleshooting).

• Solar thermal energy systems – energy performance of solar air heating systems and components.

• Biomass – combustion of biomass and biomass gasification, co-burning of various biofuels.

• Hydrogen co-firing – co-firing of natural gas and “green” hydrogen, development of hydrogen co-firing burners.

• Hydrogen mobility – life cycle analysis of refuelling infrastructure for hydrogen mobility.

Further information is available on the websites of individual laboratories:

• Fuel laboratory
  The fuel laboratory is focused on determining the basic fuel properties of solid and liquid fuels for the energy industry and on the research of fuel as an input raw material for the combustion and gasification process. We deal with the determination of fuel parameters using methods standardised according to ČSN, which allow us to perform measurements comparable to professional and accredited laboratories. More information here.
  
• Combustion plant test room and laboratory
  The laboratory of experimental combustion is focused on the research of wood and non-wood biomass combustion, or biodegradable waste. We also deal with the development and design of hot air and hot water heat appliances. We test boilers with outputs of 10 to 200 kW. More information here.
• Gasification laboratory
  The gasification laboratory focuses on research and development in the field of fluidised bed gasification of biomass, alternative fuels and selected types of waste. Research activities aim at research in the gasification of various types of fuels and gasification media, research in the field of purification of produced energy gas and, last but not least, on research into the combustion of low-calorific gas. More information here.
• Laboratory of solar collectors
  The laboratory is equipped with 5 different types of solar collectors for water heating. The circuit of each collector is separate, so it is possible to make balances of individual types. The data from the experiments are then compared with an advanced simulation. More information here.