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 tidy energy by developing new solar tasks in American communities otherwise getting left. Were pioneering putting a carbon worth on the building and construction of brand-new solar capacity thats determined in watts, not watt-hours, with a brand-new financing structure that allows a larger range of companies to take part, while likewise being deliberate about the neighborhoods where were investing to achieve a fair tidy energy future. We just recently began on our very first utility-connected solar job in Jackson, Tennessee. As we grow, Clearloop will be focusing on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we deal with both unclean grids and economically distressed communities with our solar projects
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What difficulties 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 earning trustworthiness with market leaders who may be used to doing things a specific method. Clearloop is challenging some of the standard methods in which new solar advancements have been financed, and bringing attention to new geographies and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions decreases into the business procurement discussion.

Clearloop started as a concept that morphed into a company. In the early days– even before we had actually decided on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more business need to invest in cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be spent improving the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is limited. Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with companies of all sizes to help them cut (or reclaim) their carbon footprint, clean up the grid, and expand access to tidy energy by developing brand-new solar jobs in American neighborhoods otherwise getting left behind. Were showing that you do not require to be a Fortune 500 company with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to assist construct brand name new solar projects. Even big business that have led the method in sustainable energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the most significant chunk of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their worth chain, where they might have little control over reduction methods or where decreases might not be instant.

How can possible partners do service with you?
Were proving that you dont need to be a Fortune 500 business with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to assist develop brand name brand-new solar jobs. Even huge business that have led the way in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the greatest chunk of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they may have little control over reduction methods or where decreases may not be immediate.

To learn more about Clearloop, check out https://clearloop.us/.
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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 connected to accelerating a fair and simply shift to a renewable energy economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September features highlight how three Hispanic-owned Accelerate member business are growing in the sustainable energy sector.
Today, we are featuring Clearloop, an Accelerate member company established by three Tennesseans who wish to make certain that the development and advantages of renewable resource reach all communities around our nation similarly, beginning with the neighborhoods that have a history of getting left. Click on this link to learn 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 start your company?
Clearloop began as a concept that morphed into a business. In the early days– even before we had actually picked the name– we were testing out the theory that more companies require to purchase cleaning up the electrical energy grid so those dollars can be spent enhancing the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. For me, as one of 3 founders, this business was inspired by the desire to bring clearness to a big problem with an easy service. We desired companies to take climate action in the very same community that invited my family as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the path was unclear
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