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Staff Profile

Dr David Greenwood

Senior Lecturer

Background

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


In my research, I apply whole systems approaches to energy problems, with energy networks (which link the various components of an energy system) as the primary focus. I use a mixture of probabilistic modelling, system simulation, and mathematical optimization to increase the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of energy systems ranging from building-level microgrids to transnational transmission. Whilst I work primarily in modelling and simulation, some of my approaches have been demonstrated and validated in laboratory and field trials.

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 Â鶹´«Ã½'s lead on the following projects:

Supergen Energy Networks Hub (EPSRC)

KTP Brillpower (Innovate UK)


I am also a co-investigator on D-Suite, a beta phase strategic innovation fund project led by Scottish Power Energy Networks.

Teaching

Modules Taught 2024/25

SPG8024 - Quantifying Energy Decision Making (Module Leader)

EEE3029 - Net-zero Energy Networks (50%)

Publications

  • Articles

    • Harper G, Anderson PA, Kendrick E, Mrozik W, Christensen P, Lambert S, Greenwood D, Das PK, Ahmeid M, Milojevic Z, Du W, Brett DJL, Shearing PR, Rastegarpanah A, Solkin R, Sommerville R, Zorin A, Durham JL, Abbott A, Thompson D, Browning N, Mehdi L, Bahri M, Schnaider-Tontini F, Nicholls D, Stallmeister C, Friedrich B, Sommerfeld M, Driscoll LL, Jarvis A, Giles EC, Slater PR, Echavarri-Bravo V, Maddalena G, Horsfall L, Gaines L, Dai Q, Jethwa SJ, Lipson AL, Leeke GA, Cowell TD, Farthing JG, Mariani G, Smith A, Iqbal Z, Golmohammadzadeh R, Sweeney L, Goodship V, Li Z, Edge JS, Lander L, Nguyen-Tien V, Elliott RJR, Heidrich O, Slattery M, Reed D, Ahuja J, Cavoski A, Lee R, Driscoll E, Baker J, Littlewood PB, Styles I, Mahanty S, Boons F. . Journal of Physics: Energy 2023, 5(2), 021501.
    • Allahham A, Greenwood D, Patsios C, Walker SL, Taylor P. . Frontiers in Energy Research 2023, 11, 1217070.
    • Deakin M, Sarantakos I, Greenwood D, Bialek J, Taylor PC, Walker S. . Applied Energy 2023, 333, 120618.
    • Grant PS, Greenwood D, Pardikar K, Smith R, Entwistle T, Middlemiss LA, Murray G, Cussen SA, Lain MJ, Capener MJ, Copley M, Reynolds CD, Hare SD, Simmons MJH, Kendrick E, Zankowski SP, Wheeler S, Zhu P, Slater PR, Zhang YS, Morrison ART, Dawson W, Li J, Shearing PR, Brett DJL, Matthews G, Ge R, Drummond R, Tredenick EC, Cheng C, Duncan SR, Boyce AM, Faraji-Niri M, Marco J, Roman-Ramirez LA, Harper C, Blackmore P, Shelley T, Mohsseni A, Cumming DJ. . Journal of Physics: Energy 2022, 4, 042006.
    • Doukari O, Greenwood D, Rogage K, Kassem M. . Journal of Information Technology in Construction 2022, 27, 335-362.
    • Deakin M, Sarantakos I, Greenwood DM, Bialek JW, Taylor P, Ming W, Patsios H. . IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 2022, 37(2), 1340-1343.
    • Bloomfield HC, Brayshaw DJ, Deakin M, Greenwood D. . Earth System Science Data 2022, 14(6), 2749-2766.
    • Allahham A, Greenwood D, Patsios C, Taylor P. . Electric Power Systems Research 2022, 209, 107936.
    • Sarantakos I, Peker M, Zografou-Barredo N, Deakin M, Patsios C, Sayfutdinov T, Taylor P, Greenwood D. . IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 2022, 13(5), 4072-4087.
    • Huo D, Santos M, Sarantakos I, Resch M, Wade N, Greenwood D. . Energy 2022, 251, 123978.
    • Santos MV, Huo D, Wade NS, Greenwood DM, Sarantakos I. . Energy Conversion and Economics 2021, 2(3), 169-182.
    • Teo TT, Logenthiran T, Woo WL, Abidi K, Wade NS, Greenwood DM, Patsios C, John T, Taylor PC. . IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 2021, 51(11), 5375-5386.
    • Deakin M, Bloomfield HC, Greenwood D, Sheehy S, Walker S, Taylor PC. . Applied Energy 2021, 298, 117261.
    • Huo D, Gu C, Greenwood D, Wang Z, Zhao P, Li J. . International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2021, 132, 107153.
    • Deakin M, Greenwood D, Taylor PC, Armstrong P, Walker S. . IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 2021, 36(6), 5697-5707.
    • Sarantakos I, Zografou-Barredo NM, Huo D, Greenwood DM. . IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 2021, 36(6), 5032-5043.
    • John T, Patsios C, Greenwood DM. . IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution 2020, 14(23), 5655-5666.
    • Sayfutdinov T, patsios H, Vorobev P, Gryazina E, Greenwood D, Bialek J, Taylor P. . IEEE Transactions of Sustainable Energy 2020, 11(4), 2130-2140.
    • Sarantakos I, Greenwood DM, Zografou-Barredo NM, Vahidinasab V, Taylor PC. . International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2020, 123, 106238.
    • Vorobev P, Greenwood DM, Bell JH, Bialek JW, Taylor PC, Turitsyn K. . IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 2019, 34(4), 3098-3108.
    • Sarantakos I, Greenwood DM, Yi J, Blake SR, Taylor PC. . International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2019, 109, 122-138.
    • Sayfutdinov T, Patsios C, Bialek JW, Greenwood DM, Taylor PC. . IET Smart Grid 2018, 1(1), 11-18.
    • Greenwood DM, Lim KY, Patsios C, Lyons PF, Taylor PC, Lim YS. . Applied Energy 2017, 203, 115-127.
    • Boait P, Gammon R, Advani V, Wade N, Greenwood D, Davison P. . Sustainability 2017, 9(5), 1-15.
    • Greenwood DM, Ingram GL, Taylor PC. . IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 2017, 8(2), 537-547.
    • Greenwood DM, Wade NS, Papadopoulos P, Heyward N, Taylor PC. . IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 2017, 8(1), 374-384.
    • Deepak M, Abraham RJ, Gonzalez-Longatt FM, Greenwood DM, Rajamani H-S. . Renewable Energy 2017, 108, 194-206.
    • Blake SR, Davison PJ, Greenwood DM, Wade NS. . Infrastructure Asset Management 2015, 2(2), 42-51.
    • Greenwood DM, Taylor PC. . IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution 2014, 8(12), 2055-2064.
    • Greenwood DM, Taylor PC. . IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 2014, 29(5), 2640-2468.
    • Greenwood DM, Gentle JP, Myers KS, Davison PJ, West IJ, Bush JW, Ingram GL, Troffaes MCM. . IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 2014, 29(4), 1849-1858.
    • Tavner PJ, Greenwood DM, Whittle MWG, Gindele R, Faulstich S, Hahn B. Study of weather and location effects on wind turbine failure rates. Wind Energy 2013, 16(2), 175-187.

  • Book Chapters

    • Wade NS, Greenwood DM, Papadopoulos P, Keramisanos C, Laguna A. . In: Zobaa, AF; Ribeiro, PF; Aleem, SH; Afifi, SN, ed. Energy Storage at Different Voltage Levels: Technology, integration, and market aspects. London, UK: IET, 2018.
    • Taylor P, Patsios C, Munoz-Vaca S, Greenwood D, Wade N. . In: Letcher, TM, ed. Storing Energy: With Special Reference to Renewable Energy Sources. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, 2016, pp.433-476.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Greenwood DM, Nejati SA. . In: 22nd IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC Global 2025). 2025, Birmingham, UK: The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
    • Zografou-Barredo NM, Peker M, Greenwood DM. . In: IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2023). 2023, Orlando, FL, USA: IEEE.
    • Scholes SC, Greenwood DM, Sarantakos I, Walker SL, Taylor PC. . In: 19th International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC 2023). 2023, Glasgow: IEEE Xplore.
    • Greenwood DM, Deakin M, Sarantakos I, Brayshaw D, Bloomfield H. . In: 17th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS 2022). 2022, Manchester, UK: IEEE.
    • Santos M, Huo D, Resch M, Wade N, Greenwood D. . In: 26th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2021). 2021, Online Conference: IET.
    • Huo D, Wade N, Greenwood D, Novakovits P, Hacker J, Papadaskalopoulos D, Chrysanthopoulos N, Strbac G, Resch M, Rajarathnam U, Valalaki K, Katsiki V. . In: 9th IEEE International Conference on Power Systems (ICPS 2021). 2021, Kharagpur, India: IEEE.
    • Huo D, Santos M, McGrath J, Wade N, Greenwood D. . In: CIRED 2021. 2021, Online: IET.
    • Huo D, Santos M, Greenwood D, Wade N, Resch M. . In: CIRED 2020 Berlin Workshop (CIRED 2020). 2020, Berlin, Germany: IET.
    • Deakin M, Sheehy S, Greenwood DM, Walker S, Taylor PC. . In: International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS 2020). 2020, Liege, Belgium: IEEE.
    • Greenwood DM, Djapic P, Sarantakos I, Giannelos S, Strbac G, Creighton A. . In: CIRED 2020 Berlin Workshop (CIRED 2020). 2020, Online: IET.
    • Allahham A, Greenwood D, Patsios C. . In: 25th International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2019). 2019, Madrid, Spain.
    • Greenwood DM, Sarantakos I, Davison P, Patsios C, Ahmad A, Black M. . In: 25th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED). 2019, Madrid, Spain: AIM.
    • Greenwood D, Wade N, Davison P, Taylor P, Papadopoulos P. . In: 24th International Conference on Electricity Distribution. 2017, Glasgow: CIRED.
    • Greenwood DM, Davison PJ, Duby S, Wade NS. . In: IEEE PES PowerAfrica 2016. 2016, Livingstone, Zambia: IEEE.
    • Davison PJ, Greenwood DM, Wade NS. . In: IEEE PES PowerAfrica. 2016, Livingstone, Zambia: IEEE.
    • Greenwood DM, Wade NS, Taylor PC, Papadopoulos P, Heyward N, Alilat S. . In: IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting 2016. 2016, Boston, MA, USA: IEEE Power and Energy Society.
    • Greenwood DM, Wade NS, Heyward N, Mehta P, Papadopoulos P, Taylor PC. . In: CIRED 23rd International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution. 2015, Lyon, France: IET.
    • Greenwood D, Ingram G, Taylor PC. . In: 22nd International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013). 2013, Stockholm, Sweden: IEEE.

  • Reports

    • Sarantakos I, Greenwood DM, Davison P, Patsios C. . Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne: Northern Powergrid, 2020.
    • Sarantakos I, Greenwood DM, Davison P, Patsios C. . Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne: National Centre for Energy Systems Integration, 2020.
    • Sarantakos I, Greenwood DM, Davison P, Patsios C. . National Centre for Energy Systems Integration, 2019.
    • Greenwood DM, Wade NS. . Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne: Â鶹´«Ã½, 2016.