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The new Warm Homes Loan Scheme offers government-backed finance for solar panels and battery storage. Find out what it means for homeowners in Scotland.

The next Depot Charging Scheme funding window is expected to open on 28 October 2026. ORKA Solutions explains why fleet operators should review their charging infrastructure requirements before applications open.

ORKA Solutions is supporting Dyce Boys Club 2014s with new kit sponsorship as the team begins its first season of competitive football.

Feedback from ORKA Solutions' residential customers shows that homeowners are looking beyond energy savings when investing in solar, considering battery storage, aesthetics, grid reliance and future energy needs.

Plug-in solar panels become legal in the UK from 27 August, giving more households another way to generate their own electricity. This guide compares plug-in solar with rooftop solar, ground-mounted solar and battery storage, helping you understand where each option fits before you invest.

Battery storage is often associated with solar panels, but that's only part of the story. While solar is one application, battery storage can also help manage electricity use, improve resilience and support changing energy requirements, even where solar isn't currently installed.

Recent headlines about the Government's proposed pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles have prompted many businesses to ask the same question:

Should we rethink our workplace EV charging plans?

The short answer is not necessarily.

Westhill-based ORKA Solutions is marking four years in business this month, reflecting on four years of supporting organisations across Aberdeen, the North East, and Scotland with commercial solar, EV charging, and battery storage projects.

As businesses review EV charging, commercial solar and battery storage, infrastructure planning conversations are becoming increasingly connected. ORKA Solutions Managing Director Duncan Booth explains why treating these projects separately can create unnecessary cost and future infrastructure challenges.

The increase in Workplace Charging Scheme funding from £350 to £500 is useful.

But the bigger value for businesses is having time to make the right infrastructure decisions before they become urgent ones.

EV charging isn't just about installing a charger; it’s part of wider commercial energy planning.

The businesses treating it as wider commercial planning now are usually the ones that avoid the expensive reactive decisions later.