Royal Mint unveils green energy centre to help power coin manufacturing site

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The new solar farm at The Royal Mint | Credit: The Royal Mint
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The new solar farm at The Royal Mint | Credit: The Royal Mint

System comprising wind, solar, battery storage and combined heat and power to be used to power 38-acre coin manufacturing site in South Wales

The Royal Mint has today unveiled its own on-site renewable energy centre, which the UK's official coin maker said would enable it to generate around 70 per cent of its own power needs. The Local Energy...

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