Mike Balma

Mike Balma is a professional based in Mountain View, California, with extensive experience in renewable energy and strategic planning.1 He has been serving as the Development Director & Board Member at SunWork Renewable Energy Projects since May 2011.1

In his role at SunWork, Balma has contributed to the organization's mission of installing solar electricity systems on small-energy-footprint homes in California's San Francisco Bay Area. He has helped double the rate of customer installations and secured funding and space to support the organization's growth.1

Balma's expertise includes:

• Strategic planning and marketing for emerging markets, particularly in renewable energy technologies
• Developing integrated marketing campaigns with a global perspective
• Partner and channel management
• Renewable energy economic and market assessment
• Public-private-nonprofit collaborative business models1

Additionally, Balma is a Board Member at Carbon Free Mountain View since October 2015, where he focuses on creating impactful solutions for a carbon-neutral Mountain View.1

His contributions to the renewable energy sector include creating the 2012 and 2013 Solar Homes Tour in Palo Alto, which focused on Zero-Net Energy homes.1