Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Laura Zapata, Co-Founder of Clearloop
By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021
Inform 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 new solar jobs in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. Were pioneering putting a carbon value on the building of new solar capability thats determined in watts, not watt-hours, with a new funding structure that enables a wider range of business to take part, while likewise being intentional about the communities where were investing to accomplish a fair clean energy future. We just recently began on our very first utility-connected solar job in Jackson, Tennessee. As we grow, Clearloop will be concentrating on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we tackle both unclean grids and financially distressed neighborhoods with our solar projects
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What challenges do you deal with? Why?
One of the greatest challenges for us, as a relatively new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is making reliability with industry leaders who may be utilized to doing things a particular method. Clearloop is challenging some of the traditional ways in which new solar advancements have actually been funded, and bringing attention to new locations and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions reductions into the corporate procurement conversation.
How can prospective partners work with you?
Were showing that you do not require to be a Fortune 500 company with the ability to sign a power purchase agreement to assist build brand name new solar projects. Even huge business that have actually led the method in renewable energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the greatest piece of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they may have little control over decrease strategies or where reductions may not be immediate.
Clearloop began as an idea that changed into a business. In the early days– even prior to we had actually chosen on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more companies need to invest in cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be spent increasing the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is limited. 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 broaden access to tidy energy by developing new solar tasks in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were proving that you do not need to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase arrangement to assist develop brand name new solar projects. Even huge business that have actually led the way in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the most significant portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they may have little control over decrease methods or where reductions may not be instant.
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation includes industry leaders and subjects connected to accelerating an equitable and just shift to a renewable resource economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September functions highlight how three Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are flourishing in the renewable energy sector.
Today, we are featuring Clearloop, an Accelerate member business founded by 3 Tennesseans who want to make sure that the development and advantages of renewable resource reach all neighborhoods around our country similarly, starting with the communities that have a history of getting left behind. Click HERE to find out more about Clearloops effect.
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 company?
Clearloop started as a concept that changed into a business. In the early days– even prior to we had actually chosen on the name– we were testing out the theory that more companies require to invest in cleaning up the electrical power grid so those dollars can be invested boosting the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is limited.
To find out more about Clearloop, go to https://clearloop.us/.
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