perplexity_research

<think>
This query requires analyzing renewable energy trends across multiple sectors:
solar, wind, hydro, and emerging technologies. I'll need to examine recent
data, policy changes, and technological advancements.
</think>

Renewable Energy Trends: Comprehensive Analysis

The renewable energy sector has experienced unprecedented growth in 2025-2026,
with global capacity additions reaching 400 GW annually[1]. This represents a
45% increase from the previous year[2].

Solar Power Developments:
Solar photovoltaic installations dominated growth, accounting for 60% of new
renewable capacity[3]. Perovskite-silicon tandem cells achieved commercial
viability with 33% efficiency rates[4], marking a significant breakthrough
from traditional silicon cells' 22% efficiency[5].

Wind Energy Advancements:
Offshore wind capacity expanded by 35 GW globally[6], with floating turbines
enabling deployment in deeper waters[7]. The average turbine size increased
to 15 MW, up from 8 MW in 2020[8].

[... extensive research continues ...]

Citations:
[1] https://iea.org/reports/renewable-energy-2026
[2] https://irena.org/publications/2026/capacity-statistics
[3] https://solar.org/growth-report-2026
[4] https://nature.com/articles/perovskite-tandem
[5] https://nrel.gov/pv/efficiency-records
[6] https://gwec.net/offshore-wind-report
[7] https://energy.gov/floating-turbines
[8] https://windeurope.org/turbine-statistics

const review = await use_mcp_tool(
  "perplexity",
  "perplexity_research",
  {
    messages: [
      {
        role: "system",
        content: "Structure the response as an academic literature review with: Introduction, Methodology, Key Findings, Discussion, and Conclusion."
      },
      {
        role: "user",
        content: "Recent advances in neural network pruning techniques"
      }
    ],
    reasoning_effort: "high"
  }
);

const market = await use_mcp_tool(
  "perplexity",
  "perplexity_research",
  {
    messages: [
      {
        role: "user",
        content: "Global electric vehicle market analysis: trends, key players, and future outlook"
      }
    ],
    reasoning_effort: "medium"
  }
);

const technical = await use_mcp_tool(
  "perplexity",
  "perplexity_research",
  {
    messages: [
      {
        role: "user",
        content: "How do transformer models handle long-context sequences? Cover architectural innovations, attention mechanisms, and computational efficiency."
      }
    ],
    reasoning_effort: "high",
    strip_thinking: false  // Keep reasoning visible
  }
);

// Initial broad research
const initial = await use_mcp_tool(
  "perplexity",
  "perplexity_research",
  {
    messages: [
      { role: "user", content: "Overview of blockchain consensus mechanisms" }
    ]
  }
);

// Follow-up deep dive
const followup = await use_mcp_tool(
  "perplexity",
  "perplexity_research",
  {
    messages: [
      { role: "user", content: "Overview of blockchain consensus mechanisms" },
      { role: "assistant", content: initial.response },
      { role: "user", content: "Focus on proof-of-stake vs proof-of-work energy consumption" }
    ],
    reasoning_effort: "high"
  }
);

const optimized = await use_mcp_tool(
  "perplexity",
  "perplexity_research",
  {
    messages: [
      { role: "user", content: "Comprehensive analysis of protein folding" }
    ],
    strip_thinking: true,  // Save context tokens
    reasoning_effort: "medium"
  }
);

<think>
This query requires examining:
1. Historical context of the technology
2. Current state-of-the-art implementations
3. Future projections and challenges
I'll structure this as a chronological analysis.
</think>

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