Giriraj Rathore, senior director of global business development at Hithium, discusses market and technology development dynamics as part of our annual Q&A series.

Australia-based battery technology firm Altech Batteries has received a binding conditional funding approval for a sodium-chloride solid-state battery manufacturing facility in Germany.

Western Australia has launched the fourth round of its Clean Energy Innovation Grants programme, prioritising long-duration energy storage.

In this Energy-Storage.news roundup,  Hydrostor receives permitting approval for its California project, Hawaiian Electric is set to begin construction on a Maui battery energy storage system (BESS) and Peregrine and Wärtsilä advance construction of a Texas BESS.

Our selection of Guest Blogs published over the past year continues, featuring entries from July to December.

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.

Lithium-ion OEM Hithium has unveiled a new, even larger format 1,300Ah battery cell for 8-hour BESS applications, alongside new related BESS products.

European energy independence is achievable if long-duration energy storage is factored into the mix, writes Oonagh O’Grady of Hydrostor.

A Western Australian government initiative to deploy the largest vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) project outside China is a “pivotal moment,” one technology provider has said.

Jason Beer of Fluence Australia, discusses some energy trends in Australia that are set to influence the development of the storage market.