Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Laura Zapata, Co-Founder of Clearloop
By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021
How can possible partners work with you?
Were showing that you do not require to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase contract to assist develop brand new solar tasks. Even big business that have actually blazed a trail in renewable resource procurement are now confronted with the reality that the greatest portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they might have little control over reduction strategies or where reductions might not be immediate. That is where Clearloop comes in– were a new tool for organizations little and huge to take tangible environment action right now and help us decarbonize the grid in the locations that require it the many. We need more creative methods to assist deal with the environment crisis in a way that purchases the locations where that dollar develops more financial chance and social mobility for the communities where were constructing. Were firm believers that the environmental, health, and economic advantages of tidy energy financial investments ought to reach all corners of our nation and were looking for partners who are all set to take action
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Tell us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech start-up that partners with companies of all sizes to assist them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and broaden access to clean energy by building brand-new solar projects in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. As we grow, Clearloop will be focusing on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we deal with both filthy grids and economically distressed communities with our solar tasks
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What challenges do you deal with? Why?
One of the most significant difficulties for us, as a fairly new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is making reliability with industry leaders who might be utilized to doing things a certain way. Clearloop is challenging some of the traditional ways in which brand-new solar advancements have been financed, and bringing attention to new locations and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions decreases into the corporate procurement discussion.
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation features industry leaders and topics related to accelerating an equitable and just shift to a renewable energy economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September functions highlight how 3 Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are flourishing in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are including Clearloop, an Accelerate member business established by three Tennesseans who wish to make sure that the development and benefits of renewable resource reach all neighborhoods around our country similarly, starting with the communities that have a history of getting left. Click HERE to get 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 start your business?
Clearloop began as an idea that morphed into a company. In the early days– even before we had actually decided on the name– we were checking out the theory that more business need to invest in cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be invested improving the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is limited.
Clearloop began as an idea that morphed into a company. In the early days– even before we had decided on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more companies need to invest in cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be invested increasing the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is restricted. Clearloop is a cleantech start-up that partners with business of all sizes to help them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to clean energy by building new solar jobs in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were showing that you do not require to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase contract to assist construct brand brand-new solar jobs. Even big business that have actually led the method in renewable energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the most significant piece of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over decrease strategies or where reductions might not be instant.
To read more about Clearloop, see https://clearloop.us/.
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