McDonald's Libanon

Roth, June 2009 - Average midsummer temperatures in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, are around 30°C, and the mercury doesn't drop much below 20°C in winter either. The air conditioning has to be on at full blast in McDonald's restaurants practically the whole year round, which, in the Mediterranean climate on the coast, keeps on pushing the energy bills up to record levels. In the Arab countries, too, the era of low-priced petroleum is over.

So McDonald's Lebanon teamed up with Mangelberger to work out a sustainable energy strategy that will not only keep energy costs down long term but will also actively support climate protection worldwide. The final discussions took place in Beirut on May 19 this year, giving the green light for the first-time deployment of a Mangelberger web-based energy management system. The energy and utility management system is incorporated in the standardised main distribution board with its integrated branch control. Thus Lebanon too is set to enjoy the benefits of peak-load optimisation, HACCP documentation and and the demand-oriented control of energy-relevant equipment - namely lower operating costs and affordable protection of the environment.