Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Laura Zapata, Co-Founder of Clearloop

By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021

To find out more about Clearloop, visit https://clearloop.us/.
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How can potential partners work with you?
Were proving that you do not require to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase contract to assist develop brand brand-new solar tasks. Even huge companies that have led the method in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the greatest chunk of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they may have little control over decrease methods or where reductions may not be instant. That is where Clearloop comes in– were a brand-new tool for businesses little and huge to take concrete environment action right now and help us decarbonize the grid in the places that need it the a lot of. We require more creative methods to assist take on the environment crisis in such a way that buys the places where that dollar creates more financial chance and social mobility for the neighborhoods where were building. Were firm followers that the environmental, health, and financial advantages of clean energy financial investments must reach all corners of our country and were searching for partners who are all set to do something about it
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Inform us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with business of all sizes to help them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to clean energy by constructing new solar projects in American communities otherwise getting left behind. As we grow, Clearloop will be focusing on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we take on both filthy grids and financially distressed neighborhoods with our solar jobs
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What challenges do you deal with? Why?
One of the most significant challenges for us, as a relatively new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is earning credibility with market leaders who might be utilized to doing things a specific way. Clearloop is challenging some of the standard methods in which brand-new solar advancements have actually been funded, and bringing attention to new geographies and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions reductions into the corporate procurement conversation.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment includes market leaders and topics related to speeding up an equitable and simply shift to a renewable resource economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September functions highlight how 3 Hispanic-owned Accelerate member companies are prospering in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are including Clearloop, an Accelerate member business established by 3 Tennesseans who desire to ensure that the innovation and advantages of renewable resource reach all neighborhoods around our nation equally, starting with the neighborhoods that have a history of getting left. Click on this link for more information about Clearloops impact.
The following is a Q&A with Clearloop Co-Founder Laura Zapata and Constance Thompson, ACOREs Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs
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What inspired you to begin your business?
Clearloop started as an idea that morphed into a company. In the early days– even before we had actually picked the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more business need to invest in cleaning up the electrical power grid so those dollars can be spent boosting the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. For me, as one of three founders, this business was inspired by the desire to bring clarity to a big issue with a basic service. We wanted business to take climate action in the very same neighborhood that invited my family as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the path was unclear
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Clearloop started as a concept that changed into a company. In the early days– even prior to we had actually decided on the name– we were checking out the theory that more companies require to invest in cleaning up the electrical power grid so those dollars can be spent boosting the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. Clearloop is a cleantech start-up that partners with business of all sizes to help them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, clean up the grid, and broaden access to tidy energy by building new solar tasks in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were showing that you do not need to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase agreement to assist construct brand name new solar tasks. Even huge companies that have led the method in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the biggest chunk of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they might have little control over decrease strategies or where reductions may not be immediate.