As 2025 draws to a close, here’s a look back at a selection of Guest Blog contributions published by Energy-Storage.news over the past 12 months.

Building US domestic energy storage manufacturing capacity will require more than limiting foreign participation, writes Aaron Marks of Intertek CEA.

The board of trustees for New York Power Authority (NYPA) last week gave the greenlight for the public power organisation to develop an additional 1.2GW of storage as part of its renewed Strategic Plan for New Renewable Energy Generation. 

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation has agreed a financing package for a 1GW solar PV power plant paired with 600MWh of energy storage in Egypt.  

California Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) Clean Power Alliance (CPA) last week (8 December 2025) moved one step closer to executing agreements for offtake with two companies developing innovative thermal battery storage projects. 

Distributed energy resources (DERs) are emerging as potential solutions for consumers seeking independence and relief from rising energy costs.

In an upcoming conversation with Energy-Storage.news Premium and Optimisation platform provider Ascend Analytics, CEO Dr. Gary Dorris PhD, discusses the ‘roller coaster’ revenues of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market.

Renewable energy companies Akuo Energy and Voltalia have begun constructing projects in French overseas territories.

Ford Motor Company’s entry into the “fiercely competitive” energy storage market is a “big strategic pivot,” but one that makes sense, ESN Premium has heard.

In this edition of the Energy-Storage.news US news roundup, EticaAG partners with Shell on battery immersion tech, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory begins utility-scale battery testing, and ON.Energy announces a transformer supply agreement.