Professor Keith Bell
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
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.
Prize And Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Recipient
- 3/3/2020
- CIGRE Technical Committee Award
- Recipient
- 12/2010
- The CIGRE Technical Committee Award
- Recipient
- 2010
Publications
- HVDC-WISE D8.4 Recommendations on Planning Methodologies and Functional Requirements of the Tools
- Ćosić Said, Ivanov Chavdar, Subramanian Medha, Foote Colin, Marshall Ben, Thams Simon, Tishenin Georgii, Gonzalez Juan-Carlos, Barla Nicolas, Tielens Pieter, Hashemi Seyedsina, Panteli Mathaios, MacIver Callum, Sigrist Lukas, McNamara Paul, Anhaus Sarah, Leterme Willem, Morel Florent, Vetvik Idun Deildokk, Torres José Rueda, Stefanov Alex, Bell Keith, Ciapessoni Emanuele, Cirio Diego, Van der Straeten Michael
- (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22957712
- HVDC-WISE Deliverable 7.4: Benefits and risks of HVDC-based solutions in real grid applications
- Anhaus Sarah, Deitert Moritz, Gabbar Hamza, Leterme Willem, Osterkamp Lars, Thams Simon, Tishenin Georgii, Abdelkrim Benchaib, Barla Nicolas, Gonzalez Juan-Carlos, Pang Ying, Perez Filipe, Foote Colin, MacIver Callum, Van der Straeten Michael, McNamara Paul, Paz Benjamin, Li Ruiqi, Ren Yaxing, Benothman F, Tielens Pieter, Bell Keith, Gordon Samuel, Yang Ning, Marshall Benjamin
- (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22939164
- D8.6 HVDC-WISE future roadmap
- McNamara Paul, Love Geoff, Chatellier Baptiste, VanGenuchten Joep, Sigrist Lukas, Ciapessoni Emanuele, Cirio Diego, Thams Simon, Tishenin Georgii, MacIver Callum, Bell Keith, Barla Nicolas, Heyberger Jean-Baptiste, Hashemi Seyedsina, Panteli Mathaios, Anhaus Sarah, Gonzalez Juan-Carlos, Morel Florent, Dimitrovski Robert, Foote Colin, Marshall Ben, Leterme Willem
- (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22939947
- Implications of rapid data centre growth on the British power system and environment
- Jamieson Magnus, Skellern Shanay, MacIver Callum, Bell Keith
- Cigré Paris Session 2026 (2026)
- Can battery deployment avoid network reinforcement in an unbundled electricity system? A Great Britain case study
- Brush Susan, Hawker Graeme, Bell Keith
- Energy Reports Vol 16 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2026.109471
- Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Resilience Inquiry into National and Local Preparedness and Resilience
- Wright Jane, Irvine James, Bell Keith
- (2026)
Teaching
- 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
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
Professional Activities
- Reliability and resilience in a renewables-dominated power system
- Speaker
- 1/9/2026
- The Role of Governments in Driving Forward Climate Change Ambition
- Invited speaker
- 26/3/2026
- Future Wind & Marine 2025
- Participant
- 6/2/2025
- SDSN UK - Going green: Debating the socio-economic impacts of achieving Net Zero
- Keynote/plenary speaker
- 24/1/2024
- Joint UK-China Expert Symposium on Sustainable Development and Decarbonisation
- Speaker
- 8/6/2023
- COP26 Reflections
- Participant
- 16/12/2021
Projects
- Ofgem oversight group - investigation of NESO
- Bell, Keith (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2026
- Development of the Centre for Advanced Power related Innovation, Science and Continuing Opportunity (CAPISCO)
- Bell, Keith (Principal Investigator) Bukhsh, Waqquas (Co-investigator) Hawker, Graeme (Co-investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator)
- 09-Jan-2026 - 08-Jan-2026
- SP Chair - Future Power Systems | Ameixenda Capeans, Lucas
- Bell, Keith (Principal Investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) Ameixenda Capeans, Lucas (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
- SPEN partnership
- Booth, Campbell (Principal Investigator) Bell, Keith (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
- Northern Power Grid Intro to Power Systems 2025 Course
- Campos-Gaona, David (Principal Investigator) Bell, Keith (Co-investigator) Kockar, Ivana (Co-investigator) Recalde Camacho, Luis (Co-investigator)
- 27-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero EnerHy | Pollard, Elizabeth
- Bell, Keith (Principal Investigator) Carroll, James (Co-investigator) Pollard, Elizabeth (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
Contact
Professor
Keith
Bell
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: keith.bell@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4651