In 2025, researchers found potential solutions to deficits in transparent, thin-film, and perovskite solar panels. They also discovered ways to tackle – and utilise – the effects of heat on solar installations. We've chosen our nine favourite advances to highlight and explain.
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Modern 30kW systems combine lithium-ion batteries with enough smart tech to make your smartphone jealous. Recent MIT research shows these units now achieve 95% round-trip High Capacity: The 30KW power output and 30KWH capacity deliver reliable energy storage and backup.
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In 2025, East Africa's solar boom is exploding, with over 1 GW of new capacity online, driven by falling panel costs (down 85% since 2010) and ambitious national targets like Kenya's 100% renewable grid by 2030.
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A quarter of Vodacom Lesotho's cell phone network is now powered by 'green' base stations using energy saving technologies such as wind and solar power to help reduce carbon emissions.
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