Michael Reed

Michael Reed is the Director of the Technical and Environmental Division (TED) for the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). In this role, he provides technical management and performance monitoring of LPO’s $30 billion portfolio of clean energy projects. This portfolio includes projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency, advanced technology vehicle manufacturing, advanced fossil, nuclear, and related transmission infrastructure. Mr. Reed also oversees the technology evaluations of new applications submitted under open LPO solicitations.

Mr. Reed has over 30 years of diverse technical and leadership experience, serving as a senior executive and chief engineer in both the private and government sectors. Prior to joining LPO, Mr. Reed was the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Program, and the Vice President of Engineering for numerous defense and energy consulting companies. He has served in the U.S. Navy and the Naval Sea Systems Command, working on advanced power and propulsion systems.

Mr. Reed earned his BS in Engineering from the US Merchant Marine Academy, and an MS in Environmental Science and Policy from The Johns Hopkins University.

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LPO Tech Talk: Electric Vehicle and Fleet Charging

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This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of electric vehicle and fleet charging solutions in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of renewable fuels and chemicals in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Offshore Wind

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of offshore wind solutions in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Industrial Decarbonization

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of industrial decarbonization solutions in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Virtual Power Plants

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of virtual power plants in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Electric Grid

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This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of electric grid solutions in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Electric Grid

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of electric grid solutions in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Energy Storage

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support deployment of energy storage solutions in the United States to facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy.

LPO Tech Talk: Carbon Management

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO can support projects across the carbon management value chain, including point-source carbon capture, transport, utilization, and storage, and atmospheric carbon dioxide removal.

LPO Tech Talk: Solar Photovoltaics Supply Chain

This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to strengthen domestic solar photovoltaics manufacturing and deployment by providing access to debt capital for qualifying projects across the supply chain, from materials processing through installation.