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2.2.2 Portioned machines for capsules

Capsule machines work with high pressure of 800 kPa

. The hot water is pressed

through small aluminium/plastic capsules filled with ground coffee. High efficiency

capsule machines only have a consumption of even below 40 kWh per year (according

to the measurement method of Euro-Topten/S.A.F.E.), whereas very energy inefficient

machines need up to 200 kWh per year, similar to the automatic machines, due to their

keeping hot and standby function. The price ranges between 80 an 250 Euros but in

addition the running costs for these types of coffee machines are very high due to the

costs of capsules. With an average price of 30 Cent per capsule in contrast to a portion

coffee prepared by an automatic coffee machine with around 8 Cent per cup, the

coffee costs are more than three times higher. The average lifetime of a capsule

machine is 7 years

(Market research in Germany , Juni 2011 and expert interviews of

the Öko-Institut e.V.).

Figure 2 Capsule machine

2.2.3 Portioned machines for pads

Using a filter pad machine, coffee is brewed cupwise by pressing hot water with low

pressure (250 to 300 kPa) through small filter pads filled with ground coffee

. Their

energy consumption is similar to the consumption of capsule machines. The price

ranges between 40 and 210 Euros depending on their different functions. The running

But there are also exceptions, e.g. the Bosch Tassimo capsule machine works with lower pressure (<

3 kPa) and it´s therefore – per definition –not an espresso machine (see Table 1).

Source: http://www.topten.eu/?page=capsule_espresso_machiines

An exception are the machines from Malongo: they brew with high pressure.

http://www.malongo.com/uk/index.php

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