A specialist in the area of catalysis and photo catalysis, chemical kinetics in condensed environments, chemical radio spectroscopy, chemical energy transformation methods, non-traditional and renewable energy sources and thermodynamics of non-equilibrium processes.

Valentin Parmon created a new direction in science – radiation and thermal catalysis. He headed the design and testing work of solar catalytic reactors, which convert solar energy into chemical fuel at an unsurpassed 43% efficiency rate with useful capacity of 2 kW. One of the first such catalytic units was created in Crimea. The chemical fuel it produces can be stored for extended periods of time and transported mechanically.