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Product Criteria Paper

5 Additional Considerations

Policy measures are needed to realise the high electricity saving potential of coffee

machines. The Eco-design Regulation for standby and off mode consumption is

relevant for coffee machines, but the delay-time for the auto-power-down is not yet

defined. Furthermore, as for non-tertiary coffee machines there is no need to display

any information in standby mode, thereforelower values should apply (max.0.5 W).

Nevertheless, zero standby represents BAT and helps manufacturers to get a better

energy class. Minimum Energy Performance Standards MEPS and an EU energy label

for coffee machines should be established.

Also the production of capsules and pads should be taken into account and an

ambitious timetable for the implementation of accordant criteria should be set up. The

capsule production is likely to (over-) compensate the somewhat lower energy

consumption of portioned machines for a coffee period (see Table 7). As the energy

and resource expenses of capsules cannot be influenced by the buyers after the

decision to buy a certain coffee machine, a declaration of the eco-balance of capsules

and pads in order to support the buying decision should be discussed.

Table 7 Global warming potential of different preparation methods for coffee.

Functional unit: 2000 cups of coffee. (Brommer et al., 2011)

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