Neill Bell

Industry Advisory Committee - Offshore Wind

Having worked in the Energy Sector for over 30 years, Neill has extensive experience in the Construction, Commissioning, Operation & Management of High Voltage (HV) & Low Voltage (LV) electricity networks.

Neill initially worked for Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) and was responsible for the delivery of many projects including Substation builds, overhead line refurbishment, HV cable installation and network reinforcement.

After 19 years working exclusively for NIE, Neill moved into the renewables industry, predominantly the Offshore Wind Sector across Europe and UK, gaining vast experience in the Construction, Commissioning, Energisation and repair of Offshore & Onshore Substations, wind turbine generators, Subsea Cable installation and the construction of a battery storage system.

His responsibilities included management and implementation of Commissioning & Energisation Schedules, development of the Electrical & Mechanical Safety rules and Safe Systems of Work

Neill has also aided several High Voltage electrical Generation / Transmission companies with the alignment of their global policies, Safety Rules review, electrical safety rules training, audits & the authorisation of personnel.

In his current position as Power Assets Manager, Neill has overall responsibility for numerous renewable generation sites, including Wind Farms in Victoria, Solar Farms & battery storage systems in South Australia, ensuring safe and efficient operation of the facilities and interfacing with network providers on day to day operational matters, and emergency response coordination.