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Dr Chenghong Gu is a Professor in Smart Energy Systems with the University of Bath. His research designs novel models and tools for planning and operating smart energy systems, including electricity, natural gas, heating/cooling, and transportation toward net zero. Prof Gu is a co-Editor-in-Chief for IET Smart Grid, editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. He now serves as a member of IEEE Committee for power economics and market and IEEE Working Group on network charging. He co-chaires Supergen Energy Networks Hub - Markets and Regulation Working Group.
Research
Prof Gu’s primary research is concerned with planning and operating resilient smart multi-vector energy systems of electricity, natural gas, heating/cooling and transportation towards zero emissions by 2050 under the dramatic climate change. His research is primarily focused on three areas:
1. Multi-vector energy systems: The centrepiece of his research is to develop novel data-driven and advanced optimisation models for multi-vector energy systems. His research is to develop new robust optimisation and machine learning facilitated models, algorithms and methods for multi-vector energy systems. They can help energy system operators to enhance security costly-efficiently, reduce energy bills for customers, and increase penetration of renewables and low-carbon technologies, promoting the move towards zero emissions.
2. Energy system resilience under climate change: He is developing data-driven methods to study UK transmission system resilience under extreme weather events. It will identify system strengths and weaknesses that can hardly be obtained using traditional model-based approaches, thus informing new system planning and operation practices for network operators, and standards and regulatory frameworks for Ofgem and BEIS.
3. Energy market design: This area is explored with Prof Li at CSPD. The research identifies the future roles of DSOs in future low carbon energy, and designs novel local energy/network markets to facilitate local balancing. This strand of research can inform the pathways of DSO transition, the architecture of future local markets, thus creating a vibrant level playing field for all parties who will reshape the UK energy landscape from now till 2050.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
- Enery system modelling, operation, and markets
- Energy, transportation, economics nexus
- Energy system resilience and impact of climate change
- Application of data analytics and AI to energy systems
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Co Editor-in-Chief, IET Smart Grid, IET Journals - The Institution of Engineering and Technology
9 Oct 2023 → …
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Power and Energy Society
1 Jan 2022 → …
Associate Editor, IEEE Access, IEEE Power and Energy Society
1 Jan 2020 → …
Subject Editor, IET Smart Grid, Institution of Engineering and Technology
1 Jan 2019 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Knowledge Elicitation of Risks to Assets Under LightNing Impulse Conditions (KERAUnIC)
Gu, C. (PI), Fullekrug, M. (CoI), Bai, X. (Researcher) & He, X. (Researcher)
1/09/24 → 28/02/26
Project: UK industry
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Supergen Energy Networks Hub Renewal
Taylor, P. (PI), Gu, C. (CoI), Li, F. (CoI) & Shea, A. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/23 → 30/09/28
Project: Research council
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Towards self-sufficient Zero Emission Local Energy Communities (ZELEC)
Gu, C. (PI)
1/04/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Solar Bristol, Low Voltage Network Templates, EPSRC HEAPD, Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading and Sharing
Li, F. (PI), Gu, C. (CoI) & Li, R. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/03/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research council
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Customer-Led Distribution System (From DNO to DSO)
Li, F. (PI), Gu, C. (CoI), Hernando Gil, I. (CoI), Li, R. (CoI), Ma, K. (CoI), Pei, X. (CoI) & Thompson, E. (CoI)
19/10/17 → 30/04/19
Project: UK industry
Research output
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Enhancing peer-to-peer energy trading in Integrated Energy Systems: Gamified engagement strategies and differentiable robust optimization
Wang, Y., Gu, C., Xie, D., Alhazmi, M., Kim, J. & Wang, X., 30 Jun 2025, In: Energy Reports. 13, p. 3225-3236 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing resilience in Los Angeles energy systems
Zhao, A. P., Gu, C., Li, S., Ju, X. & Alhazmi, M., 30 Jun 2025, In: Energy Reports. 13, p. 4647-4660 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing the Stealth of Load Redistribution Attacks: A Novel Cluster-Driven Approach
Haridas, R., Gu, C., Sharma, S. & Bhakar, R., 9 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Systems Journal. p. 1-4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrated energy-water systems for community-level flexibility: A hybrid deep Q-network and multi-objective optimization framework
Li, P., Gu, C., Cheng, X., Li, J. & Alhazmi, M., 30 Jun 2025, In: Energy Reports. 13, p. 4813-4826 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating Psychological Motivation and Adversarial Resilience in Microgrid Operations: A Tri-Level Robust Optimization Approach
Wang, Y., Zhao, A. P., Xie, D., Alhazmi, M., Gu, C., Li, W. & Wang, X., 31 Dec 2025, In: IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution. 19, 1, e70080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Long-Run Network Pricing for Security of Supply in Distribution Networks
Gu, C. (Author)Li, F. (Supervisor), 1 Oct 2010Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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