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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
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bath
Award Date: 1 Jan 1995
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Bath
Award Date: 1 Jan 1990
External positions
co-Director, UK Energy Research Centre
May 2014 → Apr 2019
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SP Chair - Future Power Systems
Scottish Power Energy Networks Holdings Limited SPEN
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Exploring Market Change in the GB Electricity System: the Potential Impact of Locational Marginal Pricing - Stakeholder Insight Report
MacIver, C., Bell, K. & Gill, S., 2 Feb 2023, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 36 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Exploring Market Change in the GB Electricity System: the Potential Impact of Locational Marginal Pricing
Gill, S., MacIver, C. & Bell, K., 2 Feb 2023, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 136 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Datasets
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Questionnaire data for: "Status of the Security of Scottish Electricity Supply: Gauging the perceptions of industry stakeholders"
Nedd, M. (Creator) & Bell, K. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 28 Sep 2021
DOI: 10.15129/dc0b86e0-f313-417c-9b12-ded9642c4eae
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Data for: "Status of the Security of Scottish Electricity Supply: Gauging the perceptions of industry stakeholders"
Nedd, M. (Creator) & Bell, K. (Other), University of Strathclyde, 22 Sep 2021
DOI: 10.15129/f5e87e1a-54a2-4455-ae38-2bdaa8b4365b
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Prizes
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CIGRE Technical Committee Award
Bell, Keith (Recipient), Dec 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bell, Keith (Recipient), 3 Mar 2020
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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COP26 Reflections
Tracy Morse (Organiser), Andrew Goudie (Participant), Michael Mehling (Participant), Francesco Sindico (Participant), Keith Bell (Participant), Aran Eales (Participant), Rebecca Ford (Participant), Astrid Werkmeister (Participant), Scott Strachan (Participant), Brian Garvey (Participant), Nicolas Kelly (Participant), Anja Lowit (Participant) & Jamie Stewart (Participant)
16 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Unpacking the Sixth Carbon Budget - the transition for energy
Keith Bell (Chair)
14 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course