Congratulations to the University of the Highlands and Islands Alumnus of the Year

That the Parliament congratulates James Ellsmoor on being named the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Alumnus of the Year; acknowledges that James, who attained his MLitt in island studies from Orkney College UHI, is considered one of the world’s leading voices on the sustainability of islands and renewable energy; notes that he is the co-founder of Solar Head of State, a non-profit organisation that works with small island communities to promote solar energy, and the founder of Island Innovation, a social enterprise that runs the Virtual Island Summit, an event that attracts heads of island governments, academics and industry from all over the world to unite in their drive for sustainability and prosperity for island communities by sharing ideas, good practices and solutions, and recognises the world-class contribution made to sustainability by those who have studied in Scottish universities.