Prof. Keith Bell

Keith is the Scottish Power Professor of Future Power Systems at the University of Strathclyde. He joined the University in 2005 having previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Manchester and Naples and as a system development engineer with National Grid in England. He is a co-Director of the UK Energy Research Centre and, in April 2019, became a member of the UK’s Climate Change Committee. A Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he has advised the Scottish, UK and Irish governments and Ofgem on electrical energy and power systems issues and is active in CIGRE, the International Council of Large Electric Systems.

Prof. Keith Bell
Scottish Power Professor of Future Power Systems
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