Tomas Bata University in Zlín (TBU), through its Centre of Polymer Systems (CPS), has joined the European MSCA-SE project PARADISE – Development of next generation pathways leading to just energy transition and industrial deep decarbonization.

The project aims to achieve several objectives, including developing efficient materials for carbon dioxide capture and new technologies for its utilisation, producing eco-friendly fuels from biomass and waste materials, and using ammonia as a carbon-neutral fuel. It also involves evaluating the economic and environmental impacts of these solutions and creating AI-driven smart models for their practical deployment.

PARADISE unites participants from six European countries, including TBU in Zlín, and nine associated partners worldwide. The project is coordinated by the Spanish university Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU). It is built on the exchange of expertise between research institutions and companies from Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Pakistan, and China through secondments (internships) and knowledge transfer.

“At CPS, the project involves researchers from the Nanomaterials and Advanced Technologies research group, who will contribute their expertise in solid materials for CO₂ adsorption and specialised analyses. We established collaboration with Nottingham Trent University in the UK last year, and we are pleased that they approached us when seeking a partner at the early stage of the project. This enables us to participate in the development of advanced materials within a broad consortium of academia and the private sector partners,” said the project’s principal investigator at CPS, Ing. Michal Machovský, Ph.D., and the head of the research group, Prof. Ing. et Ing. Ivo Kuřitka, Ph.D. et Ph.D.

“The project is being implemented, among others, through secondments conducted between the participating institutions, the first of which are already underway. CPS will manage secondments to Nottingham Trent University and Queen’s University Belfast with a total duration of eight months by the end of 2028. The first secondment is planned for next year. Selected researchers or Ph.D. students will spend four months at each institution in total,” added Ing. Barbora Hanulíková, Ph.D., who coordinates project activities at CPS.

Further information about the project and its progress is available on the project website (https://paradise-msca.eu/) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/paradise-horizon-tma-msca-se/posts/?feedView=all).