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 installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation features market leaders and subjects connected to speeding up an equitable and simply transition to a renewable resource economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September functions highlight how three Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are growing in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring Clearloop, an Accelerate member business founded by three Tennesseans who desire to ensure that the innovation and advantages of eco-friendly energy reach all neighborhoods around our country equally, beginning with the neighborhoods that have a history of getting left behind. Click on this link 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 business?
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 need to invest in cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be spent improving the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is restricted.
How can possible partners do service with you?
Were proving that you dont require to be a Fortune 500 company with the capability to sign a power purchase contract to help construct brand brand-new solar tasks. Even big companies that have blazed a trail in renewable resource procurement are now faced with the reality that the most significant portion of their carbon footprint remains in Scope 3, their value chain, where they may have little control over reduction strategies or where reductions may not be immediate. That is where Clearloop comes in– were a new tool for businesses big and small to take concrete climate action right now and assist us decarbonize the grid in the places that require it one of the most. We require more creative ways to assist take on the environment crisis in a manner that buys the places where that dollar produces more financial opportunity and social movement for the communities where were developing. Were firm believers 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 ready to act
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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 recover) their carbon footprint, tidy up the grid, and expand access to tidy energy by developing 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 take on both dirty grids and economically distressed communities with our solar jobs
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What difficulties do you deal with? Why?
One of the biggest obstacles for us, as a fairly new entrant in the clean energy and carbon markets, is making credibility with industry leaders who might be used to doing things a specific method. Clearloop is challenging some of the standard ways in which brand-new solar developments have been funded, and bringing attention to new locations and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions reductions into the corporate procurement discussion.
For more information about Clearloop, go to https://clearloop.us/.
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Clearloop started as a concept that changed into a business. In the early days– even prior to we had actually decided on the name– we were checking out the theory that more companies need to invest in cleaning up the electrical power grid so those dollars can be spent improving the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is restricted. Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with business of all sizes to assist them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, clean up the grid, and broaden access to tidy energy by building brand-new solar jobs in American communities otherwise getting left behind. Were showing that you dont need to be a Fortune 500 company with the ability to sign a power purchase contract to assist build brand name new solar projects. Even huge business that have led the way in sustainable energy procurement are now faced with the reality that the greatest portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over decrease techniques or where decreases may not be instant.