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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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Finance
Zelestra orders 1 GWh battery system from Sungrow for Chile project Sungrow's PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled battery system are heading to Chile
Tristan Rayner
May 19, 2025
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Grid-scale
SAE and Econergy partner on five-hour battery storage project in the UK The project is set for the former Uskmouth Power Station site, which is being repurposed into a sustainable energy hub.
Tristan Rayner
May 19, 2025
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Products
Bluetti Apex 300 with 2.7 kWh battery pricing now available ahead of launch Bluetti has now launched the Apex 300 portable power station, bringing a new scalable power solutions for home backup, travel, and off-grid living.
Tristan Rayner
May 19, 2025
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Flow batteries
Flow battery startup VFlowTEch banks $20.5M as ramp up continues The Singaporean company is working on long duration storage and received wide backing from a variety of investors.
Tristan Rayner
May 14, 2025
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Finance
UAE, Kazakhstan commit to 2 GW battery storage in wider renewable energy agreement The agreement will see the development of up to 500 MW of baseload renewable energy and up to 2 GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
Tristan Rayner
May 14, 2025
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Finance
Fluence pauses projects amid tariff uncertainty, revenue decline U.S.-based energy storage company Fluence has revised its earnings outlook and paused certain projects as trade tariff uncertainty weighs on revenue projections. Yet a rapid turnaround could happen given recent tariff decisions.
Tristan Rayner
May 13, 2025
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Finance
Egypt’s 1GW / 200MWh solar-plus-storage project secures EBRD funding The Obelisk project in Egypt continues to advance, with new funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Tristan Rayner
May 13, 2025
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Products & Services
Battery and battery tech developments in brief from the floor of Intersolar 2025 Europe’s largest solar power event filled 18 very large halls in Munich, and new launches ranged from balcony solar to cow poop innovations.
Tristan Rayner, John Fitzgerald Weaver
May 12, 2025
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Manufacturing
CMBlu Energy’s Organic SolidFlow battery picks up an award The battery attempts to combine features from solid-state and flow battery designs for longer output and relatively high powers.
Tristan Rayner
May 12, 2025

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