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

By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021

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 subjects associated with accelerating a fair and simply transition to a sustainable energy economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September features highlight how 3 Hispanic-owned Accelerate member companies are growing in the eco-friendly energy sector.
Today, we are including Clearloop, an Accelerate member business founded by three Tennesseans who want to make certain that the development and advantages of eco-friendly energy reach all neighborhoods around our nation similarly, starting with the neighborhoods that have a history of getting left. Click on this link to find out more 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 chosen the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more companies require to purchase tidying up the electrical power grid so those dollars can be invested improving the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. For me, as one of 3 founders, this company was inspired by the desire to bring clarity to a big problem with a basic option. We wanted companies to take environment action in the very same community that invited my household as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the course was uncertain
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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 evaluating out the theory that more companies require to invest in cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be spent boosting the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with companies of all sizes to help them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and broaden access to clean energy by constructing new solar projects in American neighborhoods 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 develop brand name new solar projects. Even big companies that have led the way in sustainable energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the biggest chunk of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over reduction methods or where reductions may not be instant.

How can potential partners do service with you?
Were showing that you dont require to be a Fortune 500 company with the capability to sign a power purchase arrangement to assist build brand name new solar jobs. Even big business that have blazed a trail in renewable resource procurement are now confronted with the reality that the greatest piece of their carbon footprint remains in Scope 3, their value chain, where they may have little control over decrease strategies or where reductions might not be instant. That is where Clearloop is available in– were a new tool for businesses small and huge to take concrete environment action today and help us decarbonize the grid in the places that need it one of the most. We require more creative methods to help take on the environment crisis in a way that purchases the locations where that dollar produces more financial chance and social movement for the neighborhoods where were building. Were firm believers that the ecological, health, and financial benefits of tidy energy investments need to reach all corners of our nation and were looking for partners who are ready to act
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Tell us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech start-up that partners with companies of all sizes to help them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to clean energy by constructing brand-new solar tasks in American communities otherwise getting left behind. As we grow, Clearloop will be focusing on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we deal with both dirty grids and economically distressed communities with our solar tasks
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What obstacles do you face? Why?
One of the greatest challenges for us, as a reasonably new entrant in the clean energy and carbon markets, is earning trustworthiness with market leaders who may be utilized to doing things a specific method. Clearloop is challenging some of the conventional methods in which brand-new solar developments have been funded, and bringing attention to new geographies and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions reductions into the corporate procurement conversation.

To find out more about Clearloop, see https://clearloop.us/.
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