06 August 2026

Heatwaves and severe drought force shutdowns at Polish coal plants

On Tuesday, 4 August, Polish utility Enea was forced to reduce generation at the Kozienice and Połaniec coal-fired power plants after critically low water levels in the Vistula River limited cooling water supplies, removing almost two percent (1.3 GW) of Poland’s current capacity from its power system [1] and disruptions continue. This comes as heatwaves and drought push water sources in Europe to record low levels, exposing the growing vulnerability of water-intensive fossil fuel plants to the climate crisis.  

06 August 2026

One year on: What the Iberian blackout really taught us about the energy transition

By: Isaline Court, Data Analyst at BFF   April 28, 2025 plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness. A year later, […]

22 July 2026

Gas maths

The US-Israeli led conflict in Iran has once again sent global fossil fuel prices spiralling. European households and businesses find […]

09 July 2026

Public pressure cancels Türkiye’s last coal project, only for the COP31 host to announce a bigger one

Istanbul, 9 July, 2026 — After years of legal challenges and protests, a Turkish court annulled yesterday the Environmental Impact […]