Innovations in Energy and Environmental Protection: CEET Researchers at the Technology Days Conference

At the Technology Days conference, which brought together science and industrial practice, CEET researchers presented their latest findings in the field of sustainable energy.

11. 2. 2026 News 9391 - CEET's secretary's office

Together for Cleaner Air: An Innovative Project to Improve Air Quality in the Czech-Polish Border Region

The new project "O ovzduší společně" brings new tools to improve air quality in the Czech Republic and Poland and opens a topic that affects us every day but often remains without concrete answers.

9. 2. 2026 News 9391 - CEET's secretary's office

Catalysis without borders: CzePoCat 2026 Connected Leading Experts from Czech and Polish Research

The 14th edition of the Czech-Polish Catalytic Seminar CzePoCat, brought together dozens of scientists who presented innovations in catalysis.

6. 2. 2026 News 9391 - CEET's secretary's office

CEET Employees’ Christmas Gathering: Energy in a New Balance

The CEET employees’ Christmas gathering, held under the motto “Energy in a New Balance,” demonstrated—through focused debates, PhD students’ posters, and the presentation of the Director’s Award—how cutting-edge research is being transformed into practical solutions, and which new projects and partnerships will help shape the energy sector in the years ahead.

12. 12. 2025 News 9391 - CEET's secretary's office

The workshop “Monitoring and Removal of Micropollutants from the Environment” offered a rich expert program

On November 4–5, the Institute of Environmental Technology hosted a workshop titled “Monitoring and Removal of Micropollutants from the Environment”, organized as part of the project Innovative Technologies for a Cleaner Ostrava!!! (CZ.02.01.01/00/23_021/0008588), funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and co-financed by the European Union.

5. 11. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Czech European Researchers' Night: Sustainability, Energy and the Second Life of Waste

The theme of this year’s Czech European Researchers' Night was Wealth. At the Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies (CEET), we demonstrated that the true wealth of science can be found in transforming waste into valuable raw materials, in developing environmentally friendly energy solutions, and in applying technologies that support sustainable development.

29. 9. 2025 News 9391 - CEET's secretary's office

Science in the Field – Excursion with DEKONTA, a.s.

As part of the INOVO!!! project, our researchers participated in a professional excursion organized by DEKONTA, a.s., one of the institute’s main industrial partners. The aim was to become acquainted with practical applications of environmental technologies and to assess their performance under real operational conditions.

24. 9. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Participation in the 16th Biennial CzWA Conference in Litomyšl

Anna Gavlová and Kateřina Smutná from the research group Water Treatment and Analysis represented our team at the 16th Biennial CzWA Conference in Litomyšl.

19. 9. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

PhD student builds on internship at University of Trieste with conference presentation

Rudolf Ricka from the Institute of Environmental Technology (IET) at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies of VSB-TUO focused on developing photocatalytically active materials, particularly for the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide, during an internship at the partner University of Trieste within the international SAN4Fuel project.

16. 9. 2025 News 9110 - Office of Vice-Rector for Cooperation and International Relations

Summer Internship of Polish Students within the Erasmus+ Program

During the summer, Aleksandra Zielińska and Patrycja Rutkowska, students from the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland), participated in a two-month internship within the Erasmus+ program in the Water Treatment and Analysis research group.

10. 9. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Looking back at the EuropaCat2025 conference: Trondheim hosted the leaders of European catalysis

The 16th European Catalysis Congress (EuropaCat2025) took place in Trondheim, Norway, organized under the auspices of the European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS) and co-organized by the Nordic Catalysis Societies.

8. 9. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

77. Zjazd chemikov in Tatra Mountains

Our colleagues from the Water Treatment and Analysis research group participated in the 77th Congress of Chemists 2025, which took place on September 1-5, 2025, in the High Tatras. This traditional conference attracted experts from all over Central Europe and provided a space for sharing knowledge and new trends in chemical research.

6. 9. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

FAIR data and open science in practice – young researchers learn to work with the ZENODO repository

As part of the INOVO citizen science project, we organized a workshop focused on implementing FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) into research practice. The workshop was led by Tomáš Heryán, INOVO project data manager and CEET data steward.

9. 7. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Chemistry at the Castle 2025: Science made fun and accessible to everyone

On June 24, 2025, the 19th annual edition of the event “Chemistry and Other Natural Sciences at the Silesian-Ostrava Castle” took place. This traditional event, organized by the Czech Chemical Society, aims to promote natural and technical sciences among elementary and secondary school students, as well as the general public.

27. 6. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Strengthening international cooperation with Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon

In June, our colleagues from the Heterogeneous Photocatalysis (IET) research group took part in an internship at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, focusing on teaching and professional collaboration at the Departmento de Engenharia Química within the CERENA research group.

23. 6. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

The MECAREACT2025 summer school provided valuable insights into the use of spectroscopic methods in catalysis

From June 15 to 20, 2025, the international summer school MECAREACT2025 (Mechanical and Reactive Characterization of Materials by In Situ Spectroscopies) took place at Sorbonne University in Paris. The event focused on the application of vibrational and electronic spectroscopies in the study of chemical reactions and was attended by colleagues from the research group Heterogeneous Catalysis (IET).

23. 6. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Cooperation with the University of Strasbourg within the framework of a Czech-French bilateral project

Long-term cooperation between Dr. Lenka Matějová, head of the Materials Preparation and Waste Recovery research group (IET, CEET), and Dr. Benoît Louis resulted in a joint project in which Dr. Matějová visited the University of Strasbourg.

17. 6. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Two medals from Katowice! Application results by scientists from IET awarded at the INTARG® 2025 international exhibition

At the 18th annual INTARG® 2025 international exhibition of inventions and innovations in Katowice, colleagues from the Institute of Environmental Technologies (CEET) presented two applied results of the project “Support for cross-sectoral cooperation in the field of reducing pollutants in the environment and waste utilization.”

6. 6. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Participation in the 51st SSCHI Conference in Jasná

From May 27 to 30, 2025, we participated in the 51st conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering (SSCHI), which took place in the beautiful surroundings of the Low Tatras in Jasná.

30. 5. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Microplastics as a source of clean energy? Scientists from the Institute of Environmental Technology present an innovative solution!

Plastic waste is one of today's biggest environmental problems. It pollutes the oceans and land, breaking down into microplastics found in water, air, soil, organisms and the human body. Our colleagues in the Water Treatment and Analysis and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis research groups have therefore joined forces to find a new way to not only remove microplastics, but to make something useful out of them.

27. 5. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Visit to the research and production facilities of Ranido and KV Catalysts within the INOVO project

As part of the INOVO project (Innovative Technologies for a Cleaner Ostrava Region!!!), members of research teams from the Institute of Environmental Technologies took part in a professional excursion to two industrial plants focused on research, development and production of catalysts.

23. 5. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Primary School Bulharská visited the Institute of Environmental Technology within the foodCIRCUS project

Today, we had the honor of welcoming pupils and teachers from Bulharská Elementary School to our institute. They visited us as part of the citizen-science activities of the projects foodCIRCUS and Innovative Technologies for a Cleaner Ostrava!!! (INOVO, CZ.02.01.01/00/23_021/0008588), which focus on raising awareness about food waste, waste management, and a sustainable approach to the environment.

20. 5. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Experience from a leading workplace: Internship at Bayreuth University focusing on microplastics

Kateřina Smutná and Anna Gavlová from the Water Treatment and Analysis (IET) research group took part in a professional internship as part of the Erasmus+ program. The host organization was the prestigious Bayreuth University in Germany, specifically the Department of Animal Ecology I, which is among the world leaders in the field of microplastics analysis in the environment.

17. 5. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

From Factory to Recycling Plant: Tracing the Lifecycle of Tyres

On 14–15 May 2025, our colleagues from the research groups Materials Preparation and Waste Valorisation and Water Treatment and Analysis (IET) visited two major companies active in the field of tyre processing and recycling – Continental Barum s.r.o. and RPG Recycling s.r.o..

16. 5. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Meeting of the Environmental Commission of the Ostrava City Council at the IET

On Tuesday, March 18, we welcomed members of the City Council's Environmental Commission to our institute.

18. 3. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Clients of Čtyřlístek in Ostrava visited our laboratories

The Institute of Environmental Technology had the honour to welcome nice guests from the Čtyřlístek Centre, which provides support to people with disabilities.

11. 3. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

13th CzePoCat seminar is over

On Friday 7.2.2025 another year of the traditional Czech-Polish Catalytic Seminar took place, which this year was attended by over 60 Czech and foreign scientists.

7. 2. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Potential for transformation of non-recyclable material as a source of clean energy

The new project, entitled: Waste as an alternative energy source, sees the prospect of using non-recyclable material that has considerable energy potential. Research teams from the ENET Centre and the IET will investigate the possibility of using it to produce solid alternative fuels that could be part of a future energy mix linked to waste management.

3. 2. 2025 News 9370 - ENET Centre

New project will support cooperation with the University of Strasbourg

The project entitled "Research of novel sustainable approaches for zeolites and hybrid zeolite-carbon structures synthesis for catalytic and sorption applications", whose principal investigator for the IET is Dr. Lenka Matějová, has been launched.

25. 1. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Science and industry join forces in the new INOVO project!!!

With the financial support of the European Structural and Investment Funds, the Institute of Environmental Technologies (CEET, VŠB-TUO) is implementing a project called "Innovative technologies for a cleaner Ostrava region!!!" (CZ.02.01.01/00/23_021/0008588) in the period 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2028. The project was created within the framework of the Operational Programme Jan Amos Komenský (OP JAK), call: Inter-sectoral cooperation and inter-sectoral cooperation for ITI.

2. 1. 2025 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Young scientists turn waste into energy: Revolutionary hydrogen production from the paper industry

We are pleased to announce that from January Petra Wojnarová will take on the role of Principal Investigator of the project "Regional and Sustainable Hydrogen Production from Renewable Sources", which was supported in the 7th public competition of the TAČR SIGMA - DC2: Starting Researchers programme.

22. 12. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

A new extractor was purchased for the Trace Analysis Laboratory (IET)

Within the framework of the project "Building laboratory capacities for the determination of microplastics in drinking, surface and waste water and in sediments and sewage sludge", the instrumentation of the Laboratory ofTrace Analysis was expanded.

21. 11. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Prof. Prof. Kamila Kočí from the Institute of Environmental represents the Czech Republic in the project Net4CleanAir: Network for Clean Air in Europe

On 18 October, the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the COST Action Network for Indoor Air Cleaning (Net4CleanAir) took place in Brussels.

19. 10. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Advanced analysis of grey water in cooperation with VODASERVIS s.r.o.

Last week, the cooperation between the research group Water Treatment and Analysis (Institute of Environmental Technology) and the company VODASERVIS s.r.o. within the Innovation Vouchers programme was successfully completed.

7. 10. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Workshop invitation

On 22.10.2024 a workshop will be held at the Institute of Environmental Technology before the end of the research project involving the research groups Biochemical Processes and Water Treatment and Analysis.

2. 10. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Why EBEAM and Ostrava? Mark Rümmeli explains in a video interview

VŠB-TUO has gained significant scientific reinforcement. Since January of this year, Professor Mark H. Rümmeli has been leading the EBEAM (Electron Beam Emergent Additive Manufacturing) project under the prestigious ERA Chairs Horizon Europe program. He relocated to Ostrava from China with his entire family and is gradually building a new research group with a groundbreaking research theme at the Institute of Environmental Technologies.

20. 6. 2024 News 9110 - Office of Vice-Rector for Cooperation and International Relations

We attended the SPASEC-27 and AOTs-28 conference

On 11-14 June 2024, colleagues from the Heterogeneous Photocatalysis and Heterogeneous Catalysis research groups attended the SPASEC-27 and AOTs-28 conferences held in Limassol, Cyprus.

14. 6. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Participating in the 13th International Colloids Conference

On 9-12 June 2024, members of the Industrial Chemistry research group attended the 13th International Colloids Conference in Sitges, Spain.

10. 6. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

International project Circular Solutions for Food Waste Retention in Central European Schools kicked off with a meeting

Colleagues from the research group Biochemical Processes Dr. Kateřina Chamrádová and Dr. Panagiotis Basinas participated in the Kick off Meeting of the international project Circular solutions for keeping food waste out of Central Europe's schools (foodCIRCUS), which took place in Vienna on 6.6.-7.6.2024.

7. 6. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

A new process uses waste plastics as well as carbon dioxide to produce hydrogen and other valuable substances.

A new three-step process designed and validated by scientists from the Institute of Environmental Technology (IET) at VSB–Technical University of Ostrava, in collaboration with colleagues from Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen, Germany, makes it possible to convert waste plastics and carbon dioxide into hydrogen and other useful chemical substances applicable in the chemical or petrochemical industry.

5. 6. 2024 News 9110 - Office of Vice-Rector for Cooperation and International Relations

Visit from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Today we had the honour to welcome colleagues from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen at the Institute of Environmental Technology.

30. 5. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Identification of microplastics in water and sewage sludge now easier with new FTIR microscope

One of the main topics of the research group Water Treatment and Analysis at the Institute of Environmental Technology is the study of microplastics.

24. 5. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

12th Czech-Polish Catalytic Seminar

On 9 February 2024, the twelfth edition of the CzePoCat seminar took place.

12. 2. 2024 News 9390 - Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies

Invitation to the ICCT 2024 International Conference

The Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry is organizing again this year the international chemical-technology conference.

1. 2. 2024 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Award for Professor Lucie Obalová, Ph.D.

20. 9. 2023 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Art & Science: An event combining the creative side of youth with science and technology

Since 2015, the VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava has been organising an exceptional Art and Science festival that breaks down stereotypes about technology and science. It shows the university in a new light - as a place not only for education and research, but also as a space for creative thinking and playful creativity.

4. 9. 2023 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

ERA Chairs project led by Mark Rümmeli will bring groundbreaking research and a new team

Renowned materials scientist, Mark H. Rümmeli, is set to establish an international research team at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) to utilise electron beams to create novel materials with precise structures at or near the atomic scale.

18. 7. 2023 News 9320 - PhD Academy

17th Edition of Chemistry and Other Natural Sciences at the Silesian Ostrava Castle

The event promoting chemistry and natural sciences offered an amazing program for the seventeenth time, not only for pupils and students of primary and secondary schools.

28. 6. 2023 News FMT - Faculty of Materials Science and Technology

The National Centre for Energy has been evaluated as outstanding

The National Centre for Energy project was assessed as outstanding in the final opposition procedure. The opponent committee particularly appreciated the originality and novelty of the outputs, centre partners' mutual cooperation and the commercialisation potential of the centre, which the researchers will build on in the National Energy Centre II ongoing project.

21. 6. 2023 News 9390 - Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies

A meeting of experts at the Moravian-Silesian regional office on the topic: Hydrogen

On Wednesday, 14 June 2023, an important meeting of experts took place at the office of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Its main topic was hydrogen.

16. 6. 2023 News 9390 - Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies

NanoOstrava 2023: a captivating fusion of cutting-edge lectures and industrial splendour

NanoOstrava 2023 left participants in awe: esteemed speakers and the breath-taking setting of the Lower Vítkovice area received praise. While the 8th edition of the conference focused primarily on energy and the environment, attendees were also treated to enlightening presentations unveiling the latest trends in nano- and advanced materials research, along with their diverse applications in biomedicine and industry.

22. 5. 2023 News 9390 - Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies

Advancements in nanotechnology for sustainable energy and environmental solutions are being showcased at NanoOstrava 2023

With the subtitle "Energy and the Environment," the eighth edition of the NanoOstrava Conference began on Tuesday. The Conference is traditionally organised by the Nanotechnology Centre CEET VSB - Technical University of Ostrava.

16. 5. 2023 News 9390 - Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies

Visit of prof. Jose L. Solis and dr. Monica Gomez

Research group of dr. Lenka Matějová has been cooperating with the University of Lima for a long time.

14. 4. 2023 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Werner von Siemens Awards for 2022 also went to VSB-TUO.

In the 25th anniversary edition of the Werner von Siemens Awards for 2022, which recognizes the best students, young researchers, and teachers in technical and natural science fields, representatives of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) achieved great success. In the overall number of awards, the university ranked second, behind the Czech Technical University in Prague and Charles University.

24. 3. 2023 Official statements 9920 - Department of Marketing and Popularization

11th Czech-Polish Catalytic Seminar

On February 17, 2023, the 11th edition of the Czech-Polish Catalytic Seminar CzePoCat took place.

28. 2. 2023 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

European Researchers' Night 2022

3. 10. 2022 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

10th Czech- Polish Catalytic Seminar

On Friday, 29 April 2022, the 10th edition of the traditional Czech-Polish Catalytic Seminar took place.

29. 4. 2022 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide can be enhanced by a TiO₂ photocatalyst with graphene oxide

The joint publication resulted from the collaboration of researchers from the Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), part of CEET, at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava and the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland.

24. 11. 2021 News 9390 - Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies

Summer school with Permoniks 2021

This year we are organizing the third year of the Summer School with Permoniks, which in previous years has won the favour of children for its imaginative and rich programme. The week-long suburban camp on the premises of VŠB - TUO is intended for children of the second grade of primary schools and multi-year grammar schools.

16. 8. 2021 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

Workshop “Miscanthus Waste Conversion” for SMEs and Professionals

On May 26, 2021, the international workshop Training 1 “Miscanthus Waste Conversion” for SMEs and professionals was organized by the Technical University of Ostrava in a hybrid format with remote access.

26. 5. 2021 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology

9th Czech- Polish Catalytic Seminar

On Friday, 7 February 2020, the Institute of Environmental Technology hosted the 9th Czech-Polish Catalytic Seminar – CzePoCat 2020 in the NA4 lecture hall (New Auditorium, VŠB-TUO), focusing on materials, their characterization, and their use in catalysis and photocatalysis.

7. 2. 2020 News 9350 - Institute of Environmental Technology