The Gas Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was created in 1949.

The Institute approved the following priority areas of scientific research:
basic fundamentals development for increasing of natural gas and alternative heat carriers effectiveness use as basis for new energy- and resource saving technologies creation;
research in applied combustion theory, thermodynamic, interface heat- and mass exchange and new heat- and technological processes and equipment development on this basis;
research in environment protection for science- and technology fundamentals creation of atmosphere air protection from pollution, thermal neutralization of solid domestic waste and specially dangerous materials and wastes.

The Hydrogen Technologies Center established at the Gas Institute conducts research on promising hydrogen technologies, ways and means of implementing European “Green Initiatives” for the benefit of the Ukrainian economy and society.