Cumbrae could become Scotland’s ‘greenest’ island according to the company behind plans for a £6 million solar farm on the island.

ComSol Energy, who are behind the solar farm project for Ballochmartin Farm on top of Cumbrae as well as a major £5m holiday village, made the claim at meeting organised to discuss the economic future of the island.

Scott Watson, ComSol’s head of marketing, said: “We are currently investigating the potential to provide the Isle of Cumbrae with up to 100% of its electrical energy from renewable sources in the form of the proposed 5MW solarfarm.

“This would mean Cumbrae would be one of the few islands in the world in this position and would be a huge contributor to the proposed “2025 vision” of a green island.

“A 5MW solar farm is capable of producing enough energy for 1,500+ homes which could indirectly supply the whole island, with any surplus being fed back into the national grid, providing an opportunity for a community income stream as well as sustaining the life of the already degrading electricity supply to the island.”