Jim Augustyn

Jim Augustyn first learned about solar energy as a boy working on his suntan in the hot summer sun on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Indiana Sand Dunes. The boy grew up and received a B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He now lives in Berkeley California with his wife, Elizabeth, and three cats.

Jim is a consultant and researcher in the solar field. The focus of his work is solar radiation measurement, but he has also designed and built solar thermal and electric systems, assisted in the energy design of buildings, and development of large scale solar power installations over a career stretching back to the days of the first U.S. energy crisis. Augustyn & Company's clients include national laboratories, foreign governments, utilities, research laboratories, domestic electric utilities, solar power plant developers, state and municipal governments, as well as the occasional regular person. Of course his most prestigious work is as Humanity's Primary Emmisary to the International Solar Cat Society.

Augustyn & Company and solarcat.com are located in Berkeley, California.
Write to: jim@solarcat.com or info@augustynandcompany.com