The other side of Starbucks: how does it build the greenest cafe in the world?

NC-47 is currently Starbucks' latest renewable energy project, but in fact, the company's investment in renewable energy dates back to 2005.

Since Luo ordered a "medium" cup of coffee, Starbucks medium Cup has not only become a stalk, but also made Starbucks famous because of its high topic. In our impression, Starbucks is a third space with elegant environment and atmosphere. It's really pleasant to order a cup of coffee at Starbucks, surf the Internet, read books, and date.

However, we may not know the other side of Starbucks: it is an important investor in renewable energy. No, Starbucks recently announced that a solar power plant it invested in is about to be officially opened!

The latest solar power project, called NC-47, is located in Robertson County, North Carolina. It covers 260 acres and assembles 149000 solar panels to meet the electricity needs of about 600 Starbucks stores. According to a Starbucks spokesman, NC-47 will officially go into operation in mid-May this year.

NC-47 is currently Starbucks' latest renewable energy project, but in fact, the company's investment in renewable energy can be traced back to 2005. After 10 years of hard work, in 2015, all Starbucks stores in North America are basically 100% powered by renewable energy.

Of course, Starbucks' goal is to get 100% power from clean energy in its stores around the world. Sam Kimmins, director of the relevant project, told the media, "NC-47 's solar project is a pilot project for us, through testing, we will learn to do more things." "

Not only in the field of solar energy, Starbucks is also involved in multi-party cooperation in the field of wind energy. The most typical example is the company's wind energy project in Washington State, where Starbucks has a long-standing partnership with Puget Sound Energy to provide clean energy to its 116stores.

In fact, the world's top technology companies have been committed to environmental protection, invest in renewable energy represented by solar and wind energy, and participate in clean energy projects with technical strength. Apple, as we know it, has set up an energy subsidiary, Apple Energy, to manage its invested solar and wind farms; Google has not only invested in many energy projects, but also implemented the Project Sunroof program in the United States to help consumers use solar energy; giants such as Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft have also made outstanding achievements in the field of renewable energy.

Is Starbucks a technology company? We think so. Starbucks not only takes the lead in promoting Internet businesses such as mobile payments and online orders, but also tries to use drones to deliver coffee to consumers, and is in line with the world's top technology companies in terms of energy consumption and environmental protection.

Starbucks is both a technology company and the greenest coffee shop in the world.

The inscriptions and illustrations are from Starbucks.