Scottish renewable energy enjoys record year

3rd April 2018 | Commercial Energy

Scotland saw a remarkable rise in the generation of electricity from renewable sources last year and notched up record exports of electricity transfers to England. A record high of 4.8TWh of electricity was transferred from Scotland to England in the final quarter of 2017, almost double that recorded in the same period a year earlier,…Read more

Co-op to introduce “greyish”-coloured 100 pc recycled plastic water bottles

31st March 2018 | Recycling

Water bottles will turn cloudier and “greyish” amid a drive to use more recycled plastic, a major supermarket has announced. The Co-op is to switch all of its own-brand still, sparkling and flavoured water to 50pc recycled plastic bottles in a bid to cut waste. The new bottles will have a cloudier and greyer appearance…Read more

Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fall again as coal use plummets

29th March 2018 | Commercial Energy

Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 3 percent las year from 2016 levels, largely due to a decline in coal-fired power generation and marking the fifth straight yearly drop, preliminary government data showed on Thursday. Output of the heat-trapping gases in Europe’s second-larges emitter behind Germany fell to 456 million tonnes of carbon dioxide…Read more

Bottle and can deposit return scheme gets green light in England

28th March 2018 | Recycling

All drinks containers in England, whether plastic, glass or metal, will be covered by a deposit return scheme, the government has announced. The forthcoming scheme is intended to cut the litter polluting the land and sea by returning a small cash sum to consumers who return their bottles and cans. Similar schemes operate in 38…Read more

Can the private sector fix the plastic waste crisis?

27th March 2018 | Recycling

Guilt is a beautiful thing, sadly maligned in our instant gratification culture. It’s what keeps us in check, causes us to reassess our own actions and then rectify them. Take the plastic waste choking our oceans and poisoning all the little fishes from the inside out. That’s on us, thank you very much Blue Planet…Read more

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Oroco Utilities was set up in 2008 to help commercial companies with their electricity and gas contracts.
Since then we have worked with FTSE 100 companies, one-man bands, across all categories.
We have clients in Aberdeen and clients in Truro - nationwide scope.