The department has currently engaged in many research projects granted by Czech Science Foundation, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, European Union. Their topics are aimed especially at:
- combustion and environment
- minimizing of pollutants emission from energy sources
- economic and technical assessment of cogeneration units
- combined fuels combustion
- research in alternative sorbents
- fuels utilization of wastewater treatment sewage
- development of new sources of energy
