EST. 2026 A CIVYXIQ INITIATIVE BUILT BY A WORKING DEALER 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.

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EST. 2026 A CIVYXIQ INITIATIVE BUILT BY A WORKING DEALER
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 a working dealer. First clips publishing now.

III.

Manufacturer Catalog

Building partnerships now with the US-made and 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.

Chapter Three

The Founding 12

The first twelve dealers to commit to the Solar Thermal Revival.

$99 per month — locked for life.

$99/mo
Locked · For · Life

Crew features included — five users, unlimited designs, appointment book, KPIs, white-label, customer database. Founding Partner badge on your dealer profile. Listed in the Revival Directory. Priority access to new modules. Direct line to the product team.

Once twelve are seated, this offer never returns.

Apply for a Founding 12 Seat
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By application, not first-come-first-served. We hand-pick the cohort.

Active-use clause: 1+ design/month and one named case study within 90 days, or account converts to standard Crew pricing.

The Founding 12 Are Seated

Thanks to the dealers who built the Revival. Standard Crew pricing applies to new signups — $199/month, unlimited designs, five users. See Crew pricing →

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

  • Aquatherm Industries
  • Heliocol (Magen eco-Energy)
  • Techno-Solis
  • Vortex Solar
  • SunGrabber / Smartpool

Collectors — Domestic Hot Water

  • AET (Alternate Energy Technologies)
  • SunMaxx Solar
  • Heliodyne
  • SunEarth
  • Apricus (US distribution)
  • Stiebel Eltron
  • Wagner Solar (US distribution)
  • Solar Skies
  • Schüco (US distribution)
  • Viessmann (US distribution)

Tanks & Storage

  • Vaughn Manufacturing
  • Rheem (solar tank line)
  • Bradford White (solar line)
  • American Water Heaters
  • HTP

Controls & Components

  • Resol (US distribution)
  • Caleffi
  • Grundfos
  • Goldline / Hayward
  • Pentair
  • Watts Water

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

Chapter Five

The Old Salt Knowledge Base

Field-tested knowledge from a working dealer. 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.

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.