Energy Neutral Coins from the Royal Dutch Mint

Houten, 9 December 2020

The Royal Dutch Mint is proud to announce that, as of last week, they have achieved their goal of becoming 100% energy neutral by installing a solar park on the roof of their brand new building.

After the move to a new, ultramodern building in April this year, the Royal Dutch Mint started the installation of the solar park on the roof. The construction took 3 months, in which more than 8.000 m2 of the roof has been covered with 1.700 solar panels. The solar park has a capacity of approximately 800 kW. The solar park can generate over 700.000 kWh per year, significantly more than the Royal Dutch Mint’s energy consumption.

CEO Vincent Van Hecke: “Sustainability is one of the core values of the Royal Dutch Mint. We are proud to be the first coin producer that is entirely self-sufficient in terms of energy. Our customers are increasingly aware of their ecological footprint and we intend to meet their sustainability expectations now and in the future.”

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About the Royal Dutch Mint

Since 1567, the Royal Dutch Mint is the only producer of Dutch circulating coins. It is an innovative and internationally oriented company dealing in added-value products, rooted in a 450 years’ tradition. Innovative developments of recent years are laser and 3D techniques on coins, which enable, for instance, applying holographic elements or security features. The Royal Dutch Mint belongs to the global top 5 producers of circulating coins, commemorative coins and collector’s items. Since 2020, the company is located in “The Dutch Vault” in Houten.

Contact information:
Royal Dutch Mint
Edith Veldmeyer
Phone: 0031 30 291 04 00
Email: edith.veldmeyer@royaldutchmint.com