PRAGUE – After the June’s European elections, which sent representatives from only four political parties to the new European parliament, early national elections are on the way in the Czech Republic. Will the big players eliminate the liberal-oriented Green party from the political limelight?

KEDZIERZYN, Poland – A source close to a transaction a concerning carbon capture and storage (CCS) installation in Kędzierzyn in Southern Poland revealed that Shell was the most serious candidate to build the equipment. However Krzysztof Jałosiński, president of Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn (ZAK’) one the country’s largest chemical producers, told the newspaper "Rzeczpospolita" that there are several candidates, Shell and GE (General Electric) among them.

BRUSSELS – The first CO2 capture and storage (CCS) test-plant in the United Kingdom opened at a coal-fired power plant on May 29th. The small-scale facility cleansing 1000 cubic metres per hour was put into operation at Longannet power station in Scotland by Aker Clean Carbon and ScottishPower, and is an important step forward to carbon-free fossil fuel electricity generation.