Recommendations

Currently, energy consumption of commercial coffee machines is not at the top of the minds for consumers. Most of them are not aware how much energy their machines are using over the lifetime. In many cases, the user is not the same person who pays the electricity bill or buys the new machine (in e.g., restaurants and bars, hotels, stores, offices). Therefore, avoiding energy losses by shutting off the machine has no priority. An energy label can make the differences visible between manufacturers and their models and make the energy consumption a factor in the buying decision process. Many other factors play a role in the purchase of a commercial coffee maker:

• How reliable and durable is it?
• How large is the product range?
• How well is the service provided for maintenance after the purchase?
• How important is the prize, the design and the brand?

Energy efficiency should be one of those factors. And a label can provide the necessary information and comparability needed for buyers.

Policy

In the Preparatory study for the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2020-2024, coffee machines have been dropped from the scope. However, some stakeholders have been proposing to include them in the category for professional cooking appliances. We strongly recommend to follow this proposal.

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Standards

• DIN 18873-2 "Methods for determining the energy consumption of commercial kitchen appliances - Part 2: Commercial hot beverage dispensers".
• EN 60661:2014, “Methods for measuring the performance of electric household coffee makers,” CENELEC. Test protocol available at https://www.bfe.admin.ch/bfe/de/home/effizienz/energieetiketten-und-effizienzanforderungen/die-energieetikette-fuer-haushaltsgeraete/die-energieetikette-fuer-kaffeemaschinen.exturl.html

Publications

• Efficient Coffee Machines - European energy label for residential and commercial use. Nadja Gross, EEDAL 2022, paper and presentation.
• 5x Basics: efficient commercial equipment: commercial coffee makers, refrigerated medicine cabinets, commercial ice machines, undercounter dishwashers, retail ovens, Bush et al., BFE, 2021
• Preliminairy Study on Tertiary Hot Beverage Equipment, Rothwell & Bush, BFE, 2017

Links

• HKI Database: HKI Industrieverband für Haus-, Heiz- und Küchentechnik e.V., database for commercial kitchen appliances, including coffee machines

Info for manufacturers and retailers