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Staff Profile

Dr David Greenwood

Senior Lecturer

  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 20 84460
Background

I am a member of the Electrical Power Research Group and the Power Systems subgroup. My Google Scholar profile can be found here.

I am an engineering researcher with a particular interest in power networks, smart grids, energy storage, probabilistic methods and the effect of weather on electrical systems. My PhD, completed in July 2014, focused on the Real-Time Thermal Rating of overhead lines in electrical networks. My PhD was industrially funded, which meant that in addition to my PhD research I had to organise meetings, write reports and give frequent presentations to industrial partners. I had to work with my sponsors to ensure that I was delivering research that was useful to them, as well as original research required for a PhD. I have been fortunate enough to present my work in France, Denmark, Zambia, Sweden and the USA.

Research

My research aims to help deliver a swift and resilient transition to net-zero energy systems. I take a whole systems approach, covering energy production, transmission, distribution, and end use as well as the economic, market, and policy aspects which affect the operation of technical systems. As a whole systems practitioner, I decompose complex systems into their components and build mathematical models of these using only their key elements. This allows me to use optimization and probabilistic modelling techniques to understand and improve those systems, and ultimately provide evidence to inform better decision making. My research has been funded by the UK research councils, the European Union, and industrial partners.


I am Newcastle University's lead on the following projects:

Supergen Energy Networks Hub (EPSRC)

KTP Brillpower (Innovate UK)

Teaching

Modules Taught 2024/25

SPG8024 - Quantifying Energy Decision Making (Module Leader)

EEE3029 - Net-zero Energy Networks (50%)

Publications