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Tristan Rayner pv magazine editor
Tristan Rayner pv magazine editor

Tristan Rayner

After studying Electrical Engineering and working in the field in control systems, Tristan turned his attention to editorial roles. Prior to joining pv magazine in 2020, and ESS News in 2024 in Berlin, he was Managing Editor and Founding Editor of tech and other publications in Australia.

With years of experience in news, tech, and energy, he has also contributed to a host of publications and podcasts. He also works on YouTube channel The Friday Checkout, among other roles.

Articles written by Tristan Rayner

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Highview Power press photo
Grid-scale
Four 2.5 GWh long-duration energy storage systems announced for the UK by 2030 10 GWh of liquid air energy storage is set to come online, starting in Scotland, with Highview Power jumping on an a new investment support scheme for long-duration storage in the UK.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 15, 2024
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Projects & Applications
Major battery energy storage system in Arizona supports Meta data center Arizona's newest and largest battery energy storage system (BESS) is part of a solar-plus-storage project that will supply Meta's enormous energy needs for a new, 100% green energy-powered data center in the region.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 15, 2024
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Projects & Applications
Sweden switches on largest battery energy storage system in the Nordics Sweden's largest energy storage investment, totaling 211 MW, goes live, combining 14 sites.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 14, 2024
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Supply chain
Solid-state delays helping existing chemistries, says Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs' research arm shows falling costs in EV batteries benefitting existing lithium-battery manufacturers and technologies like LFP, as the wait for solid-state batteries drags on.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 14, 2024
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Manufacturing
Overcapacity in storage continues, says CEA Q2’24 report CEA's quarterly report indicates that the global lithium-ion battery market continues to face overcapacity in Q2 2024, a trend observed in recent quarters.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 02, 2024
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Policy
EU battery storage could slash energy costs by €9B annually, says report A report from Ember suggests the EU could save up to €9 billion annually on gas costs by 2030 by using battery energy storage systems (BESS) to capture excess wind and solar energy, while enhancing renewable energy's role in the grid.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 02, 2024
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VRB Energy
Manufacturing
VRB Energy plans 550 MW capacity across US, China via JV and restructuring VRB Energy, which has aimed to mainstream vanadium redox flow batteries, has formed a joint venture with Red Sun in China to build more factories, taking a 49% stake in the venture that is constructing two large-scale facilities.
Tristan Rayner
Oct 02, 2024
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Projects & Applications
Invenergy commences operations at 10th Arizona battery energy storage project A new 50 MW / 200 MWh BESS in Arizona brings a milestone for Invenergy, in one of the United States' most active regions.
Tristan Rayner
Sep 02, 2024
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Markets
Energy storage installations rise 61% this year While battery manufacturers have faced tough times in 2024, the sun is shining on the stationary storage market, finds BloombergNEF.
Tristan Rayner
Aug 14, 2024
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