“Quantya brings Swiss engineering and style to the electric vehicle marketplace at a time when the world is focused on finding solutions to battle climate change.  We’re thrilled to work with Quantya on capturing a slice of the $14.6 billion U.S. motorcycle market,” says Three Squares President Jaime Nack.

Quantya combines Swiss ingenuity and attention to quality to deliver electric transportation based on lithium polymer battery technology and a proprietary Battery Management System (BMS).  Quantya’s current production line features 3 types of electric motorcycles designed for recreation and street usage.  Quantya’s research and development lab in Switzerland is also testing proprietary technologies on other types of vehicles (electric cars, trucks and ATVs) in order to market Quantya’s components to  electric automobile manufacturers who rely on lithium polymer batteries, like Tesla Motors.   Quantya has received numerous national and international awards for its engineering and design prowess and continues to receive support from the Swiss Office of Energy.

all electric motorcycle

http://www.quantyausa.com

Quantya Rider Video Link

After back-to-back meetings at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in Diamond Bar, CA, we walked outside to snap some photos of the sporty new Mini E plug-in models charging in style via the solar-powered charging station.  BMW has leased a few of these vehicles to the City of Diamond Bar.

Can’t wait to get on this lease list. BMW, reserve one for Three Squares Inc. please!

http://repoweramerica.org/us/rallyforcleanenergyjobs

We are looking for volunteers for the Green Team at this important rally/concert for Clean Energy Jobs during the G20 in Pittsburgh, PA. Sign up today!  Email us today to sign up via our Contact Us page.

The Alliance for Climate Protection’s Repower America campaign, the United Steelworkers and the Blue Green Alliance will conclude their Clean Energy Jobs Tour with a rally in Pittsburgh on September 23rd. The Jobs Tour, a month-long campaign with more than 50 events in 22 states, is highlighting how a transition to a clean energy economy will create jobs while reducing harmful carbon pollution and breaking our dependence on foreign oil.

The event will include performances by rock legend, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Grammy-award winning country singer, Kathy Mattea; Big Head Todd and the Monsters, local rock favorites, Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, and the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir.

We have heard a lot about biochar lately and find that many are confused about whether this charcoal (yes, a word which includes “coal”) can really be a good thing.  This article by The Economist does a great job of explaining how biochar enriches the soil while reducing GHG emissions:

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14302001&fsrc=rss

Check it!

An example of signage for a compost system – great job!

Sweet Green  – Dupont Circle, D.C.

(photo courtesy of Aleza Remis)

On a recent business trip to D.C., we opted to stay in Dupont Circle at the Hotel Madera (a Kimpton Hotel).  We were pleasantly surprised and impressed by their sustainability practices and wanted to share them with you.

http://www.hotelmadera.com/

Enjoy the video clip below:

Hi all,

We wanted to share a few photos from the Green Tech Connect Forum in addition to the video – enjoy!

Ariane

Over 700 attendees representing the leading green technology firms and venture capital firms engaged in two days of presentations, networking sessions and exhibit hall demonstrations at the Pasadena Convention Center on August 1-3rd.

Three Squares Inc. was proud to be a part of the planning team and honored to work with the South Coast AQMD on such a groundbreaking event.

The event web site will feature all of the PowerPoint presentations in the coming weeks:

www.greentechconnectforum.com