Starbucks Germany

Roth, January 2011 – If you're looking for energy controlling systems which show energy saving potential not only in euros and cents but also the CO2 equivalent, you can survey the market at a single glance. That Mangelberger can offer this unique feature as part of its total solution for chain networks was one of the deciding factors for Starbucks Deutschland. Another was the sustained reduction of energy consumption through innovative energy management. In future all new coffeehouses in the Starbucks chain will have Mangelberger's standardised technology.

First, comprehensive tests at Starbucks stores in Munich and Dresden demonstrated the practical efficiency of the Mangelberger system of power distribution with integrated energy management. The key feature of this innovative solution, apart from the energy management system itself, is the Smart MultiMeter that Mangelberger has now developed. In essence, it's an intelligent meter module which can display the sub-consumption and the running time of individual units and relevant energy consumers. Depending on the needs of the client, an efficient, web-based database can be used to compare the performance of the same equipment at different sites. It thus becomes possible to check on specific units or machines, e.g. whether operating times are overrunning, whether there is any malfunctioning, and what costs and CO2 emissions are being caused.

The Mangelberger team is quietly proud of being the first provider on the market to be able to display, as a permanent feature, the CO2 footprint of individual stores and the total footprint for the whole chain. Thomas Reichart, who is in charge of Mangelberger's database and the company's own Support Center, says: "Starbucks is seeking worldwide certification for its coffeehouses under the LEED standard (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Our system supplies an abundance of data for the classification they need, and at the same time our high-performance energy management ensures an optimum level of energy consumption."