
Capital That Drives Executional Certainty
Crossover Energy Partners works exclusively as the energy transition solutions partner for KKR.
As industry experts, we assist the KKR Infrastructure team by bringing the expertise and management needed for the origination, development, financing, construction, and long-term operation of clean energy projects.
This means that our prices are competitive, our offers are firm, and our power to execute leads the industry.
Partnering to Solve Tough Energy Challenges
The mission of Crossover Energy Partners is to support renewable energy initiatives and decarbonization goals for large energy users by designing cost-effective solutions tailored to their specific needs.
Crossover Energy Partners specializes in solar, storage, and custom solutions.
We’ve assembled a hand-picked team of industry veterans with success in the development of over 10.5 GW in renewable energy and 11.7 GWh in storage projects.
Our partners include utilities, municipalities, co-ops, CCAs, IOUs, and large industrial entities.

Our Team
Tiago Sabino Dias
CEO, Founder
Tiago Sabino Dias
CEO, Founder
BIO
Tiago has over 13 years of clean energy experience. Prior to co-founding CEP, he held positions in the development, M&A and asset management teams in Contour Global – a LSE listed IPP with a focus on emerging markets and Europe. Tiago has also worked as an independent engineer focused on hydropower feasibility studies and design. He has led and supported the development and/or acquisition of 10 GW of renewable projects in three continents encompassing solar, wind, hydro, CSP and BESS technologies. Tiago holds Bachelor’s degrees in Civil and Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC).
Mike Grunow
President, Founder
Mike Grunow
President, Founder
BIO
As co-founder, Mike brings 16 years of clean energy experience to the team. Mike has overseen all aspects of the energy storage portions of 7 projects totaling 2.8 GWhs while leading the development of an 8 GWh storage project pipeline. He has held executive roles with industry leading solar (Trina) and Wind (GE) companies. Mike has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.
Beth Bremer
Manager, Energy Storage
Beth Bremer
Manager, Energy Storage
BIO
Beth manages energy storage project development for the project pipeline through offtake, procurement contracting, and early engineering. Prior to joining CEP, Beth was most recently as the lead PV+Storage analyst at First Solar supporting project bidding including cost estimating, system optimization, dispatch modeling, and customer engagement. She optimized indicative PVS designs and supported proposals for 30+ sites, with over 600 MW and 2 GWh of energy storage. Additionally, she supported regulatory involvement, operational control desk dispatch development, and energy storage vendor communication. Beth has a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University.
Will Schneider
Director, Business Development
Will Schneider
Director, Business Development
BIO
Over his career, Will has managed 220+ late stage and operating distributed solar and storage projects, totaling 400+ MW. Prior to joining CEP, Will held positions at Altus Power America, as an Associate and Head of Asset Management for a portfolio of 150+ distributed energy systems and Conergy Holdings, developing the US Asset Management platform. Will also worked at ConEdison Solutions, helping to structure the distributed wind and solar platform for its first commercial investments. Will holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management from York College of Pennsylvania.
Sophie Xu
Sr. Associate, Investments
Sophie Xu
Sr. Associate, Investments
BIO
Sophie Xu is a Senior Associate on the CEP team, focused on financial analysis and structuring for Crossover’s product offerings. She has supported CEP’s work on its 3.1 GW MISO portfolio and continues to work on its pipeline of upcoming projects. Prior to joining CEP, she worked at Veeam Software as a data science senior analyst and at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets as a private equity analyst. Sophie holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Yale University.
Christine Restivo
Manager, Marketing
Christine Restivo
Manager, Marketing
BIO
Before joining CEP, Christine was most recently with Clark Construction, a national general contractor, known for building large-scale projects from the Smithsonian and presidential museums, to hospitals, sports arenas, and airports. In her time with Clark, Christine provided strategic support, guidance, and proposal development towards securing new work totaling more than $1.5 billion. The last three pursuits Christine led at Clark resulted in the award of $200 million, $250 million, and $180 million projects. Prior to Clark, she honed her digital and content marketing expertise at a real estate investment firm and at specialized creative agencies. Christine holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine.
Vincent Su
Sr. Associate, Investments
Vincent Su
Sr. Associate, Investments
BIO
Vincent Su is a Senior Associate on the CEP team, focused on financial analysis and structuring for Crossover’s product offerings. He has supported CEP’s work on its 2.0GW CAISO Energy Storage portfolio and continues to work on its pipeline of upcoming projects. Prior to joining CEP, he worked at Capital Dynamics as a Senior Associate on the Investment Team where he contributed to the launching of the 3.5 GW+ Asset Management Platform, oversaw tax equity financing for a 40+ project C&I portfolio and helped manage late-stage development and financing for the firm’s first 240 MWh energy storage retro-fit. Before joining Capital Dynamics, he held several roles in middle market private equity at Brookside Equity Partners. Vincent holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Rutgers University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.
Nikos Bountas
Sr. Associate, Business Development
Nikos Bountas
Sr. Associate, Business Development
BIO
Nikos is a Senior Associate of Business Development at CEP. He focuses on analyzing potential investments in pre-FNTP distributed renewable projects and recommends new market opportunities. Prior to joining CEP, Nikos worked at SunPower where he co-developed the energy storage business model and value proposition and explored new market opportunities across the US—including Equity SGIP which resulted in 56% market share and market entry in IL, which exceeded target by 150% and became the highest growth market for SunPower. Nikos holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a MSc in Water Resources Science and Technology from National Technical University of Athens, Greece, as well as a Masters’ degree in Sustainable Design and Construction, Energy Track from Stanford University.
Liz Studlick
Sr. Associate, Investments
Liz Studlick
Sr. Associate, Investments
BIO
Liz is a Senior Associate on the CEP team, focused on financial analysis and structuring for Crossover’s product offerings. Prior to joining CEP, she worked at Capital Dynamics on the Clean Energy Infrastructure team, where she oversaw closing, construction, and tax equity funding of 40+ C&I solar and storage projects. She also contributed to construction and back leverage financing of a 380 MW solar project and supported CEP’s work on the 3.1 GW MISO portfolio. Prior to CD, she worked at Barclays in the Power & Utilities group, focusing on solar M&A. Liz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Brown University.
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