Offshore wind will power every home in the UK by 2030

11th October 2020 | Commercial Energy

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference earlier this week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a bold vision for the future of the UK’s energy system. During his speech, the PM outlined a new energy strategy that will be driven by offshore wind, and underpinned by hydrogen and carbon capture. The Prime Minister’s green…Read more

UK report highlights benefits of nuclear cogeneration

8th October 2020 | Commercial Energy

Nuclear energy could help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, not only through the generation of low-carbon electricity but also by fully utilising the generated heat, according to a policy briefing published yesterday by the Royal Society. This heat could be used to heat homes, produce hydrogen and decarbonise industry, it says. The…Read more

Energy from waste could become worse than landfill

5th October 2020 | Recycling

Small changes in municipal waste composition could push energy from waste above landfill in generating climate change emissions, a Scottish Government funded report has found. The study also reasons that energy from waste can no longer be considered a “low carbon technology” in the UK, largely because electricity generation is becoming more decarbonised. The technical…Read more

Could hydrogen be key to Scotland’s net zero future?

2nd October 2020 | Commercial Energy

Humankind’s first attempt at air travel was not – as many believe – the creation of aeroplanes that hurtle across continents and nations. In 1783, passengers huddled in airships that floated across the Atlantic between Europe and America – carried gently for thousands of miles. This was made possible by the lightest and most abundant…Read more

What is a circular economy and how does waste management factor into it?

30th September 2020 | Recycling

A Circular Economy describes an economic system which eliminates as much production waste as possible in order to continually reuse resources. In other words, it is a system which maximises the value of resources by recycling and repurposing them as much as possible. This is in contract to a conventional linear economy where products are…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.