{"id":2913,"date":"2023-11-06T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/?post_type=exhibit3&#038;p=2913"},"modified":"2023-11-06T14:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:18:26","slug":"cruachan-power-station-how-pumped-storage-hydro-works","status":"publish","type":"exhibit3","link":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/ourplanet\/atmostheatre\/cruachan-power-station-how-pumped-storage-hydro-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruachan Power Station &#8211; How Pumped Storage Hydro works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cruachan The Hollow Mountain is an underground world like no other. Hidden away 1km deep below Argyll and Bute\u2019s highest mountain Ben Cruachan, is an operational Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station.<br>Learn all about this feat of Scottish Engineering and human endeavour in this live recorded session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more on our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcruachan.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.visitcruachan.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Sarah Cameron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Cameron is the Visitor Centre Manager at Cruachan The Hollow Mountain Visitor Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n                <div class=\"related-content\">\n                        <div class=\"container\">\n                <h2><\/h2>\n                <div class=\"content-carousel swiper-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"content-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                                                    <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n   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