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 happy to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation features industry leaders and subjects connected to accelerating a fair and just transition to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September features highlight how three Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are thriving in the sustainable energy sector.
Today, we are including Clearloop, an Accelerate member business established by three Tennesseans who desire to make certain that the innovation 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 start your company?
Clearloop started as an idea that changed into a company. In the early days– even before we had decided on the name– we were testing out the theory that more business require to invest in cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be spent enhancing the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is limited.
How can potential partners work with you?
Were proving that you dont require to be a Fortune 500 business with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to help build brand name brand-new solar tasks. Even huge business that have actually led the way in renewable energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the most significant chunk of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over decrease strategies or where reductions may not be immediate.
Inform us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech start-up that partners with companies of all sizes to assist them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to clean energy by constructing new solar tasks in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were pioneering putting a carbon value on the building and construction of brand-new solar capability thats measured in watts, not watt-hours, with a brand-new funding structure that allows a larger variety of business to take part, while also being deliberate about the neighborhoods where were investing to accomplish an equitable tidy energy future. We recently broke ground on our very first utility-connected solar project in Jackson, Tennessee. As we grow, Clearloop will be concentrating on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we deal with both dirty grids and economically distressed neighborhoods with our solar jobs
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What difficulties do you face? Why?
One of the most significant obstacles for us, as a reasonably new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is earning trustworthiness with industry leaders who may be used to doing things a particular way. Clearloop is challenging some of the standard methods in which new solar developments have been funded, and bringing attention to new geographies and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions reductions into the business procurement discussion.
To discover more about Clearloop, visit https://clearloop.us/.
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Clearloop started as an idea that morphed into a business. In the early days– even prior to we had actually decided on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more business require 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 is a cleantech startup that partners with business of all sizes to assist them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to clean energy by building new solar jobs in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. Were proving that you dont need to be a Fortune 500 business with the capability to sign a power purchase agreement to assist build brand name new solar tasks. Even huge companies that have actually led the method in sustainable energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the biggest portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they may have little control over reduction strategies or where decreases might not be immediate.