Meet the passionate minds
Our Team
Restore Energy — a diverse team of engineers, strategists, and visionaries, all united by a common goal: to create a cleaner, more efficient world.
Vy Manthripragada, CEO
Co-Founder
Vy Manthripragada, CEO
Co-Founder
Vy Manthripragada is a seasoned renewable energy executive with over 15 years of experience leading the development, financing, and restructuring of clean energy infrastructure across the United States and emerging markets. Her career spans the full lifecycle of utility-scale project development—site origination, permitting, interconnection, contracting, financing, and repowering—with deep expertise in solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems.
She has led or advised on over 10 GW and $15 billion in clean energy transactions, including project-level financings, platform acquisitions, tax equity structures, and U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantees. Her work has supported the development and turnaround of some of the most complex renewable assets in the market, often involving distressed portfolios, legacy contract restructuring, or integration of new technologies into aging infrastructure.
Vy’s project development expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. She has directed the origination and execution of utility-scale solar and storage projects across the U.S., as well as international development efforts in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Her work includes negotiating offtake agreements, managing permitting and environmental review processes, overseeing technical studies, and coordinating with engineering and interconnection teams. She has also secured large-scale financing from commercial lenders, private equity, and development finance institutions.
Before co-founding Restore Energy, Vy held leadership positions at PA Consulting, FTI Consulting, and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). At PG&E, she led procurement of over 1 GW of clean energy and storage resources and helped pioneer innovative contracting models for virtual capacity and system reliability. At PA and FTI, she advised utilities, developers, and institutional investors on platform acquisitions, capital raises, and clean technology deployment strategies—often at the intersection of commercial risk, regulatory design, and market reform.
Vy is a recognized thought leader in clean energy markets, with published work on storage valuation, tax credit optimization, and decarbonization strategies under the Inflation Reduction Act.
She has led or advised on over 10 GW and $15 billion in clean energy transactions, including project-level financings, platform acquisitions, tax equity structures, and U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantees. Her work has supported the development and turnaround of some of the most complex renewable assets in the market, often involving distressed portfolios, legacy contract restructuring, or integration of new technologies into aging infrastructure.
Vy’s project development expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. She has directed the origination and execution of utility-scale solar and storage projects across the U.S., as well as international development efforts in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Her work includes negotiating offtake agreements, managing permitting and environmental review processes, overseeing technical studies, and coordinating with engineering and interconnection teams. She has also secured large-scale financing from commercial lenders, private equity, and development finance institutions.
Before co-founding Restore Energy, Vy held leadership positions at PA Consulting, FTI Consulting, and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). At PG&E, she led procurement of over 1 GW of clean energy and storage resources and helped pioneer innovative contracting models for virtual capacity and system reliability. At PA and FTI, she advised utilities, developers, and institutional investors on platform acquisitions, capital raises, and clean technology deployment strategies—often at the intersection of commercial risk, regulatory design, and market reform.
Vy is a recognized thought leader in clean energy markets, with published work on storage valuation, tax credit optimization, and decarbonization strategies under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Aris Karcanias
Co-Founder
Aris Karcanias
Co-Founder
Aris Karcanias is a seasoned energy executive with over 20 years of global experience driving the energy transition and advancing sustainable infrastructure. He most recently served as Global Head of Energy & Utilities and a member of the Executive Management Team at PA Consulting. Prior to that, he founded and led the Global Clean Energy practice and co-led the Data Science practice at FTI Consulting.
Aris has advised global energy majors, institutional investors, and market disruptors on growth strategy, business model innovation, and transactions spanning more than 50GW of clean energy assets. His cross-technology expertise includes offshore and onshore wind, solar (PV and CSP), energy storage, EV infrastructure, hydrogen, and advanced nuclear. With an engineering background, he brings integrated expertise across strategy, capital project delivery, project finance, and operations.
He currently serves on the Investment Committee at SUSI Partners and holds senior advisory roles with Kerogen Capital and CelerateX. He previously served on the board of NextWind, supporting its initiation, growth, and successful sale to Sandbrook Capital, IMCO, and PSP. His leadership has been instrumental in scaling high-growth businesses, turning around underperforming assets, and enabling market-first innovations such as corporate PPAs.
Aris has played an instrumental role in establishing, managing, and successfully exiting renewable energy development platforms for infrastructure funds, OEMs, and global corporates.
Aris has advised global energy majors, institutional investors, and market disruptors on growth strategy, business model innovation, and transactions spanning more than 50GW of clean energy assets. His cross-technology expertise includes offshore and onshore wind, solar (PV and CSP), energy storage, EV infrastructure, hydrogen, and advanced nuclear. With an engineering background, he brings integrated expertise across strategy, capital project delivery, project finance, and operations.
He currently serves on the Investment Committee at SUSI Partners and holds senior advisory roles with Kerogen Capital and CelerateX. He previously served on the board of NextWind, supporting its initiation, growth, and successful sale to Sandbrook Capital, IMCO, and PSP. His leadership has been instrumental in scaling high-growth businesses, turning around underperforming assets, and enabling market-first innovations such as corporate PPAs.
Aris has played an instrumental role in establishing, managing, and successfully exiting renewable energy development platforms for infrastructure funds, OEMs, and global corporates.
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Head of M&A
Project Finance
Head of M&A
Project Finance
Seasoned energy executive with over two decades of leadership experience spanning strategy, M&A, development, and asset optimization across thermal and renewable power markets. He brings deep expertise in repowering legacy infrastructure and advancing the energy transition through decarbonization and clean energy development.
Over the course of his career, he has led diligence and execution on more than 50 GW of power transactions and project opportunities, including over $3 billion in acquisitions and divestitures at several large IPPs.
He has held senior executive roles at several IPPs where he drove strategic investments, secured over $225 million in capital, and led value-creation initiatives across gas, wind, and solar portfolios. He is known for his ability to align technical, commercial, and market drivers to deliver long-term value in complex, capital-intensive environments, and is widely recognized for his analytical rigor, strategic foresight, and operational execution in shaping the future of energy.
Over the course of his career, he has led diligence and execution on more than 50 GW of power transactions and project opportunities, including over $3 billion in acquisitions and divestitures at several large IPPs.
He has held senior executive roles at several IPPs where he drove strategic investments, secured over $225 million in capital, and led value-creation initiatives across gas, wind, and solar portfolios. He is known for his ability to align technical, commercial, and market drivers to deliver long-term value in complex, capital-intensive environments, and is widely recognized for his analytical rigor, strategic foresight, and operational execution in shaping the future of energy.
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Chief Development Officer
A energy industry leader drawing on over 20 years of experience across greenfield development, repowering legacy assets, and deploying utility-scale solar, wind, and storage projects. His career spans the full lifecycle of energy projects—from early-stage site origination to commercial operation—with a particular focus on revitalizing aging infrastructure to meet modern grid demands.
He has held senior leadership roles at several of the nation’s top IPPs, where he oversaw the development of multi-billion-dollar portfolios and scaled high-performing teams. He is known for his ability to navigate complex regulatory environments, secure project financing, and drive cross-sector partnerships that unlock long-term value.
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Senior Advisor
Aris Karcanias is a seasoned energy executive with over 20 years of global experience driving the energy transition and advancing sustainable infrastructure. He most recently served as Global Head of Energy & Utilities and a member of the Executive Management Team at PA Consulting. Prior to that, he founded and led the Global Clean Energy practice and co-led the Data Science practice at FTI Consulting.
Aris has advised global energy majors, institutional investors, and market disruptors on growth strategy, business model innovation, and transactions spanning more than 50GW of clean energy assets. His cross-technology expertise includes offshore and onshore wind, solar (PV and CSP), energy storage, EV infrastructure, hydrogen, and advanced nuclear. With an engineering background, he brings integrated expertise across strategy, capital project delivery, project finance, and operations.
He currently serves on the Investment Committee at SUSI Partners and holds senior advisory roles with Kerogen Capital and CelerateX. He previously served on the board of NextWind, supporting its initiation, growth, and successful sale to Sandbrook Capital, IMCO, and PSP. His leadership has been instrumental in scaling high-growth businesses, turning around underperforming assets, and enabling market-first innovations such as corporate PPAs.
Aris has played an instrumental role in establishing, managing, and successfully exiting renewable energy development platforms for infrastructure funds, OEMs, and global corporates.
Aris has advised global energy majors, institutional investors, and market disruptors on growth strategy, business model innovation, and transactions spanning more than 50GW of clean energy assets. His cross-technology expertise includes offshore and onshore wind, solar (PV and CSP), energy storage, EV infrastructure, hydrogen, and advanced nuclear. With an engineering background, he brings integrated expertise across strategy, capital project delivery, project finance, and operations.
He currently serves on the Investment Committee at SUSI Partners and holds senior advisory roles with Kerogen Capital and CelerateX. He previously served on the board of NextWind, supporting its initiation, growth, and successful sale to Sandbrook Capital, IMCO, and PSP. His leadership has been instrumental in scaling high-growth businesses, turning around underperforming assets, and enabling market-first innovations such as corporate PPAs.
Aris has played an instrumental role in establishing, managing, and successfully exiting renewable energy development platforms for infrastructure funds, OEMs, and global corporates.
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