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To make heating fully sustainable, it needs to be electric. However, conventional electric heating systems are either too inefficient or too expensive compared to oil/gas alternatives. We're developing a cost-effective, zero-emission heating system that heats spaces with compute power. The revenue generated by the compute service is used to offset part of the upfront cost\u2014resulting in a much lower total cost of ownership compared to oil/gas alternatives. That will incentivize people to purchase Furoa systems for purely economical reasons\u2014accelerating the transition to sustainable heating.", "hidden": true, "question": "Please describe how your project meets the round eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## \ud83c\udfaf Achievements since Gitcoin Grants Alpha Round\n- We're now part of NVIDIA Inception\u2014a program designed to help startups evolve faster.\n- We've finalized the PCB design and begun sourcing the electronic components for a first batch of modules.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please share any new updates or milestones from the prior season.", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? 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In the EU, almost [63%](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Energy_consumption_in_households) of total household energy is used for heating, while in the US, it's about [43%](https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/homes.php).\n\nIn addition, data centers and crypto miners already consume [2% of the world's electricity](https://www.iea.org/reports/data-centres-and-data-transmission-networks). [40% of it is used for cooling](https://energyinnovation.org/2020/03/17/how-much-energy-do-data-centers-really-use/), which is enough energy to heat millions of homes or offices.\n\n## \ud83d\udca1 Our Solution\nFuroa is a symbiosis of two products: a *supercomputer disguised as a floor heating system* and a *decentralized cloud computing platform*. It's built for high-performance compute tasks like training AI networks, rendering CGI, performing simulations, processing audio/video data, or running crypto staking nodes.\n\nUnlike existing cloud compute services, Furoa wastes no energy on cooling and doesn't require building huge data centers or hiring thousands of maintenance workers. That makes it a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution.\n\n![](https://furoa.co/g/GGBR_01.png)\n\n## \ud83d\udd2e Our Vision\nOur vision is for millions of spaces worldwide to be heated using Furoa. With every additional space the combined processing power and degree of redundancy will increase\u2014but most importantly, the cheaper access to high-performance computing will become.\n\n## \ud83d\udc7e Open Source\nWe deeply believe that a global computing platform should be built by its community. That's why Furoa's operating system will be open-source once the software and hardware has been battle-tested.\n\n## \ud83d\udcb8 Use of Funds\nAll funds we receive will go towards prototype development.\n\n---\n\n**\ud83d\ude4f Help accelerate the transition to sustainable heating and decentralized computing by supporting the development of Furoa.**\n\n\ud83d\udc49 Learn more on [furoa.co](https://furoa.co) and follow us [@FuroaCo](https://twitter.com/FuroaCo).", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "FuroaCo"}, "recipient": "0xc3afeB93ae73f160347BCaE82097c1f8f3daC75c"}}