Projects per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
- Power system planning and operation and 'smart grids'
- Power system economics, markets and regulation
- Energy policy and energy system modelling
- Managing risk in power systems and use of statistical methods and intelligent systems
- Grid integration of renewables
Personal Statement
Keith Bell joined the University of Strathclyde in 2005 having previously worked as a researcher in Bath, Manchester and Naples and as a system development engineer in the electricity supply industry in Britain. He was appointed to the ScottishPower Chair in Smart Grids in late 2013 and became one of the co-Directors of the UK Energy Research Centre in 2014. In July 2018, along with Ian Cotton, he became Scientific Director of the Electrical Infrastructure Research Hub established by the University of Strathclyde with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the University of Manchester and, in April 2019, became a member of the Committee on Climate Change. He is an invited expert member of CIGRE Study Committee C1 on System Development and Economics, a member of the Executive Board of the Power Systems Computation Conference and a member of the Executive Committee of the IET Power Academy, an initiative to promote electric power engineering as a graduate career in the UK. He is a Chartered Engineer and, at different times, has advised the Scottish Government, the Republic of Ireland government, Ofgem and the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on power systems issues as well as being active in a number of engineering research projects in collaboration with UK and European industry and academic partners.
Teaching Interests
- Contributor to EE576/976 (Power System Economics, Markets and Asset Management)
- Module registar for EE807 (Managing Risk and Uncertainty in Grid Operation) delivered within the Centre for Doctoral Training on Future Networks
- Contributor to EE986 (Assignment and Professional Studies)
- Supervisor of 4th year undergraduate projects, MSc projects, and projects in the Centres for Doctoral Training on Wind Energy Systems and Future Networks
- Strathclyde representative on the IET Power Academy Executive
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bath
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Bath
External positions
co-Director, UK Energy Research Centre
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Projects
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee of the Scottish Parliament
25/02/20 → …
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Expert Witness)
NIA Project: Application of convex optimisation to enhance National Grid's NOA process
16/10/19 → 15/03/21
Project: Research
Research Output
An investigation into spatial and temporal aspects of transient stability in power systems with increasing renewable generation
Hamilton, R. I., Papadopoulos, P. N. & Bell, K., 29 Feb 2020, In : International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. 115, 11 p., 105486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Assessing the value of increasing GB interconnection
Bukhsh, W., MacIver, C. & Bell, K., 11 Feb 2020, (Accepted/In press). 9 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Open Access
File
Datasets
SP Energy Networks 'Flexible Networks' Electricity Distribution System Measurements
Elders, I. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 30 Mar 2017
http://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/flexible_networks_for_a_low_carbon_future.asp and 2 more links, https://moss.strath.ac.uk/eee/team/SPEN-FN/SitePages/Home.aspx, https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/flexible_network_data_share.aspx (show fewer)
Dataset
Thesis
An assessment of power system principles of access for wind power using optimal power flow
Author: Kane, L., 27 May 2015Supervisor: Ault, G. (Supervisor) & Bell, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Changes to system inertia and the impact on frequency response requirements
Author: Nedd, M., 19 May 2020Supervisor: Bell, K. (Supervisor) & Roscoe, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
CIGRE Technical Committee Award
Keith Bell (Recipient), Dec 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
The CIGRE Technical Committee Award
Keith Bell (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling
Jethro Browell (Organiser), David Brayshaw (Chair), Keith Bell (Keynote/plenary speaker)22 Jun 2020 → 23 Jun 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of special symposia
Risk Day 2020 (EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Hub)
Keith Bell (Keynote/plenary speaker), Callum MacIver (Keynote/plenary speaker)4 Mar 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference