Glow protocol
Overview
Glow is a solar-energy DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) built on Ethereum that uses crypto incentives to fund and scale solar farms. Solar farms mine the GLW token by producing verifiable clean electricity; the protocol also sells the resulting carbon credits, and electricity revenue is distributed to builders in USDC. Glow was co-founded by David Vorick (previously of Sia) and raised $30M led by Framework Ventures and Union Square Ventures.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Glow connects to 1 tracked entity, most strongly to Ethereum.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 1 of 1 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
deployed_on | Ethereum | 85% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Glow?
Glow is a solar-energy DePIN that uses crypto incentives to fund and scale solar farms. Farms mine the GLW token by producing verifiable clean electricity, which also generates carbon credits sold by the protocol.
How does Glow verify clean-energy production?
Solar farms submit verifiable electricity-production data to the protocol. Farms earn GLW proportional to the electricity revenue they contribute to Glow and receive USDC proportional to their carbon impact.
What is the GLW token?
GLW is Glow's native token, mined by solar farms for producing clean electricity. Its value is linked to carbon credits sold by the protocol; there is no separate Glow-branded stablecoin, with electricity revenue distributed to builders in USDC.
What is Glow connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Glow is linked to 1 other tracked entity, most strongly to Ethereum.
Sources
- Glow — What is Glow (glow.org)
- The Block — Ethereum-based solar project Glow raises $30M (Framework, USV)
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