Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Laura Zapata, Co-Founder of Clearloop
By Constance ThompsonSeptember 24, 2021
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Were proving that you dont need to be a Fortune 500 company with the capability to sign a power purchase contract to assist develop brand name new solar jobs. Even big business that have led the way in renewable 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 decrease strategies or where decreases may not be immediate.
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation includes industry leaders and subjects associated with accelerating a fair and just shift to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our September features highlight how 3 Hispanic-owned Accelerate member companies are prospering in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are including Clearloop, an Accelerate member business founded by three Tennesseans who wish to make sure 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. Click HERE to get more information 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 morphed into a company. In the early days– even before we had chosen the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more business need to purchase cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be spent increasing the economies in Middle America where access to tidy energy is restricted. For me, as one of 3 creators, this company was influenced by the desire to bring clearness to a big problem with an easy solution. We wanted business to take environment action in the very same neighborhood that invited my household as immigrants, and kept me going when things felt dark and the path was unclear
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Clearloop started as a concept that changed into a business. In the early days– even before we had chosen on the name– we were evaluating out the theory that more companies require to invest in cleaning up the electricity grid so those dollars can be spent boosting the economies in Middle America where access to clean energy is limited. Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with companies of all sizes to help them cut (or reclaim) 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. Were proving that you do not need to be a Fortune 500 business with the ability to sign a power purchase arrangement to help construct brand name brand-new solar tasks. Even big companies that have actually led the way in eco-friendly energy procurement are now faced with the truth that the greatest portion of their carbon footprint is in Scope 3, their value chain, where they might have little control over reduction methods or where decreases may not be instant.
To find out more about Clearloop, see https://clearloop.us/.
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Tell us about Clearloop?
Clearloop is a cleantech startup that partners with companies of all sizes to assist them cut (or recover) their carbon footprint, clean up the grid, and expand access to clean energy by building brand-new solar jobs in American communities otherwise getting left behind. As we grow, Clearloop will be focusing on Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta as we take on both filthy grids and economically distressed neighborhoods with our solar projects
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What difficulties do you deal with? Why?
One of the greatest difficulties for us, as a fairly new entrant in the tidy energy and carbon markets, is making reliability with market leaders who may be utilized to doing things a particular method. Clearloop is challenging some of the standard methods in which new solar advancements have been funded, and bringing attention to brand-new geographies and equity, to reinsert carbon emissions decreases into the corporate procurement conversation.