Mayor Dave and Sir Ed visit Bedford Green Technology & Innovation Park

On Friday (4th February), Bedford Borough Mayor Dave Hodgson and Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey visited the new Bedford Green Technology & Innovation Park.

Mayor Dave and Sir Ed looked at the work on the site and received a progress update.

The Bedford Green Technology & Innovation Park project will deliver low carbon, clean energy generation technologies on an old landfill site.

The Park will have 8,004 solar panels with a capacity of up to 4.2MW which can be fed into the national grid and will be operational on 1st April 2022.

Mayor Dave said "It was great to see the progress at the Bedford Green Technology & Innovation Park. This project will not just deliver green electricity but also encourage others to reduce carbon emissions and adopt innovative technologies"

Sir Ed added "I was delighted to be shown around the Park. I would like to congratulate Mayor Dave Hodgson and Bedford Borough on this hugely innovative project to deliver cheap, green, energy. The £2.3million from the Council along with £1.8million from the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) show real investment in our future energy supply."

The project will also provide an education and training resource through partnership working with the University of Bedfordshire, Cranfield University and local colleges, alongside promoting wider acceptance of renewable energy technologies.