The Babraham Road Park & Ride smart energy grid has been energised.
It is now generating renewable energy during daylight hours from a network of solar panels mounted on canopies across the site.
This electricity powers the Park & Ride and the surplus is exported to Addenbrookes through a private wire laid under Babraham Road/Hills Road.
This is fantastic news after three years of phased construction during which most of the car park remained open to the public at all times.
It is one of the several large-energy projects than has been successfully built by the Council and started operating over the past year, together with the St Ives Park & Ride smart energy grid and North Angle Solar Farm.
The final stage at Babraham Road Park & Ride will be commissioning of the Electric Vehicles (EV) chargers. 35 EV charge points will be available to the P&R users, of which 3 are accessible PAS compliant on disabled parking bays.
Further information on all these schemes is available here. These innovative projects support the Council to meet its commitment to becoming a net zero county by 2045.
Furthermore, the revenue from these projects supports the provision of front-line council services including social care.
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