Nissan has partnered with Dublin - based power - management company Eaton that uses old batteries from Nissan 's older EVs to power data centre installations at Saint - Pierre de Colbosc Eco Park in France . Although no official details have been released , it is thought that up to 100 Leaf batteries could be used as part of a " peak shaving " scheme . Webaxys plans to open more data centres using the technology provided by the Nissan - Eaton partnership .
Nissan has partnered with Dublin-based power-management company Eaton that uses old batteries from Nissan's Leaf EVs to power data centre Webaxys at Saint-Romain de Colbosc Eco Park in France. Although no official details have been released, it is thought that up to four Leaf batteries could be used as part of a "peak shaving" system. Webaxys plans to open more data centres using the technology provided by the Nissan-Eaton partnership.