The Solar Foundation ☀️ Decentralized clean energy is a public good
Accelerating access to solar energy for underserved communities via blockchain, The Solar Foundation focuses on off-grid projects in Africa and pilot UBI programs for rural empowerment and climate resilience.User Review
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Reviewed on 14 Feb 2024 06:37 PM
Projects must be at least 3 months old. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
The project's website and provided descriptions suggest that it has completed several projects in different countries and has been in operation longer than 3 months.
The Grant must be primarily focused on climate solutions (the group may do other work but the grant proposal should be directly related to climate solutions). The proposal should explicitly outline how this project will help reduce GHGs or is an important core infrastructure for web3 climate solutions.
The project explicitly aims to accelerate access to off-grid solar energy, serving as an important core infrastructure for climate solutions by providing clean electricity, thus reducing GHGs.
Grantees who received funding in previous rounds should report on project progress since GR15 or the Alpha & Beta rounds. We understand that some projects may have less progress given the timing of Alpha & Beta round disbursements. This will ensure accountability to supporters and also help encourage contributors by showing what you’ve been accomplishing.
The update provided outlines clear progress since the previous Gitcoin Beta Round, including specific projects and collaborations.
All returning grantees are expected to update their proposal, in addition to project updates the proposal should include lessons learned from previous work and how they will use the additional funding from the upcoming round. The updated proposal should indicate how additional funding will help the project meet its goals, and include a rough timeline for the project overall.
The proposal has been updated with information on past work, collaborations, future plans, and how additional funding will be used, although it lacks a detailed rough timeline for the overall project.
There is a general expectation that projects are within the “realm of viability”. Even if a project may be at a very early stage, it still must seem credible to the average person with an understanding of web3 technology and climate solutions. Grantee founders must genuinely intend to build the project, and the project must not broadly be considered an impossibility.
The project seems credible with concrete past achievements and clear intentions of the founders to continue building the project, thus falling within the realm of viability.