Mark Wilson, chief executive of Intelligent Land Investments Group, the energy developer behind pumped hydro storage projects at Loch Ness, Loch Ericht and Loch Awe as well as utility-scale battery schemes, argues that capacity for storing power is the crucial missing link for the country’s energy security infrastructure.
A wee loch in Argyll is at the heart of a proposed new energy storage facility that will help guarantee continuous power from renewable sources such as wind farms as the country moves away from fossil fuels.