Cruachan power station was the backdrop for the launch of Nissan’s latest LEAF electric car
SCOTLAND’S biggest battery helped mark the launch of the new 2018 Nissan LEAF, amid the stunning backdrop of the southern Highlands.
Cruachan, the hidden power station, lies a kilometre below the ground with enormous turbines converting water from the nearby Loch Awe into electricity. Essentially a giant battery, it also stores water in a second man-made loch halfway up Ben Cruachan – to be released when called upon by the National Grid – and reverses the process by pumping water back up when needed to expel excess energy too.