Kilwinning is set to be transformed into a huge £6.7 million solar farm.Councillors gave the go-ahead to kick off plans for a renewable energy photovoltaic scheme at the Nethermains site yesterday.The council is also considering installing another solar farm at the old Shewalton rubbish tip area in Irvine at a later date.But the council’s head of physical environment Yvonne Baulk said Nethermains has the “ability for greater electricity production and financial return.” She told a North Ayrshire