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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "number", "answer": "18", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "number", "answer": "2", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "[@igorpener](x.com/igorpener)", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Heating spaces is the biggest household energy expense and accounts for 40% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. To make heating sustainable, it needs to be electric. However, existing 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 offsets the upfront cost\u2014resulting in a much lower total cost of ownership.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the Climate Solutions Round eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "\ud83c\udfaf Since Gitcoin Grants 19 we've:\n- Redesigned our hardware to work with conventional underfloor heating systems\u2014reducing cost/installation time and increasing compute performance per Watt\n- Benchmarked our system on [Llama-2](https://llama.meta.com), [Stable Diffusion](https://stability.ai/stable-image) and other open source models\n\n\ud83c\udfaf Since Gitcoin Grants 18 we've:\n- Evaluated the next iteration of compute hardware for our prototype\n- Continued development of Furoa's operating system\n\n\ud83c\udfaf Since Gitcoin Grants Beta Round we've:\n- Received the first batch of compute modules for hardware evaluation\n- Started development of Furoa's operating system\n\n\ud83c\udfaf Since Gitcoin Grants Alpha Round we've:\n- Joined NVIDIA Inception\u2014a program designed to help startups evolve faster\n- Finalized the PCB design and begun sourcing electronic components for a first batch of modules", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've received funding in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months. You can also include the challenges you've faced. ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["No"], "hidden": false, "question": "Have you used Hypercert, Deresy, Karma GAP or other impact tool for your project? ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": false, "question": "Please share links to any tools you are using to track impact (Hypercerts, Deresy, Karma GAP).", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Once we start installing our system, we aim to measure how much oil/gas heating capacity (MWh) will be replaced by zero-emission, useful computation (FLOPs)", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We're working on updating our website to show our progress and new system design\u2014stay tuned for updates", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from the Climate Coordination Network (CCN) for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? ", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Renewable Energy", "hidden": false, "question": "Which of these categories best represents your project? Choose from: ", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Europe"], "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is located: Choose from: ", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Europe", "hidden": false, "question": "Primary Location/Region where the project is making an impact: Choose from: ", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "short-answer", "hidden": false, "question": "What specific Country or Countries are you making an impact in?", "questionId": 22}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 23}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": false, "question": "Would you like to be included in an additional 125k sub-round funded by Shell? All grantees must agree to a KYC process to be eligible to receive these funds. ", "questionId": 24}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["No"], "hidden": false, "question": "Would you like to be included in an additional 50k sub-round funded by Celo? In order to qualify you must meet one of these eligibility criteria: Have an active deployment on the Celo blockchain or Have a clear public intention, commitment, or roadmap towards supporting Celo.  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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 heating system* and a *decentralized cloud compute platform*. It's built for high-performance compute tasks like AI training/inference, 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"}}