EST. 2026 A CIVYXIQ INITIATIVE BUILT BY AN ACTIVE FLORIDA THERMAL & PV CONTRACTOR SunProjeX →

Solar thermal isn't dead.
It was left behind.

PV got the software, the financing, the dealer programs, and the national sales infrastructure. Solar pool heating and solar hot water got a spreadsheet and a paper form.

We're rebuilding the trade. The Revival starts here.

EST. 2026 A CIVYXIQ INITIATIVE BUILT BY AN ACTIVE FLORIDA THERMAL & PV CONTRACTOR
Chapter One

What Happened to the Trade

One industry got a stack. The other got abandoned.

PV Got
Thermal Got
Aurora, Helioscope, OpenSolar
A paper form
GoodLeap, Sunlight, EverBright financing
A handshake
National dealer programs
The phone book
Manufacturer training academies
Discontinued PDFs
Modern proposals with shade analysis
A Word doc and a sample board
Industry trade shows in every region
Empty seats at IPSPE
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The U.S. solar thermal industry does not need to be invented. It needs to be rebuilt, retrained, and respected again.
— Est. 2026 · The Solar Thermal Revival
Chapter Two

What We're Building

Six pillars. Honest progress. What's real today and what's coming.

I.

SunProjeX

The design platform. Pool heating, hot water, satellite roof intel, branded proposals. Built for the trade. Try it free →

Live Now
II.

Old Salt Knowledge Base

Field stories, install lessons, and the playbook from an active Florida thermal and PV contractor. First clips publishing now.

III.

Manufacturer Catalog

Building partnerships now with the US-distributed companies who still make the product.

IV.

Training Academy

An online certification path for new installers — sizing, plumbing, mounting, controls, commissioning.

V.

Installer Referral Network

Homeowners find a Revival dealer. Dealers get qualified leads. The trade gets a national front door.

VI.

Finance Integration

One-click financing inside SunProjeX. The same handoff PV has had for a decade — for thermal.

The Solar Thermal Revival

Who we’re building this with

The US solar thermal trade got hollowed out because the support infrastructure left. We’re rebuilding it in four tracks. Each one is open. Pick the one that fits.

For working contractors

Founding Dealers

The dealers building this trade back with us. They use SunProjeX from day one, lend their name to the public list of dealers committed to the revival, and help shape what gets built next. Crew tier locked at $99/month for life. Hand-picked, geographically spread. The cohort closes when SunProjeX hits version 1.0 (target end of Q3 2026). Once it closes, it closes.

For panel, controller, and component makers

Founding Manufacturer Partners

The manufacturers still in the trade who want a working dealer channel underneath them again. Co-marketing, technical integration, joint dealer recruitment. We’re not announcing anyone until they’re ready to be announced.

For engineers, retired reps, association voices

Industry Advisors

You won’t be asked to sell anything. You’ll be asked to tell us when we’re wrong, point us at the dealers who should know about this, and lend your name if you believe in what’s getting built. Free platform access. Optional referral rev share.

For finance, distribution, and software platforms

Channel Partners

Your contractors get access to our tools. Our dealers get access to your products. Integration partnerships, not memberships. We’ll work with finance companies, distributors, and software platforms who already serve the trade.

Not sure which one fits? Email ed@solarthermalrevival.com and we’ll figure it out together.

Chapter Four

Manufacturers We Want at the Table

The trade can't rebuild without the companies who still make the product. We're starting conversations with the manufacturers and distributors below — the ones who still make solar pool heating panels, solar hot water collectors, tanks, controllers, and components for the US dealer channel.

If you're on this list and want to talk, find us. If you should be on this list and aren't, find us too.

Panels — Pool Heating

Collectors — Flat Plate

Collectors — Evacuated Tube

Solar Air Heating

Tanks & Storage

If you make solar thermal product and you're not on this list, that's our oversight. Email revival@civyxiq.com. We'll fix it.

Chapter Five

The Old Salt Knowledge Base

Field-tested knowledge from an active Florida thermal and PV contractor. Sizing, plumbing, mounting, controls. No fluff.

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Clip No. 01

Why Thermal Works in 2026

The Old Salt opens the series. What changed in the trade — and what didn't.

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Clip No. 02

The 90-Second Pitch

The one a homeowner remembers. The numbers, the swim-day claim, the close.

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Clip No. 03

Plumbing the Array

Headers, returns, max-per-row. The plumbing rules nobody documents anymore.

Enter the Full Knowledge Base →
Chapter Six

Who Belongs in the Revival

If you put copper on a roof, plumb a tank, or sell solar to a homeowner — there's a lane for you.

Chapter Seven

Join the Revival Network

A private group for dealers, installers, and trade veterans rebuilding solar thermal in the field. Free. Application required.