Solar Brother celebrates 10 years with new development prospects for its heating
Solar Brother, a committed player in eco-friendly solar solutions, has opened a second building in Carnoules, expanding its production facility.
Solar Brother, a committed player in the design of eco-friendly solar solutions, has opened a second building in Carnoules, bringing the surface area of its production unit to over 320 m2. By strengthening its industrial presence in the Sud region, Solar Brother is displaying new ambitions for the production and marketing of its SunAéro solar heating and its range of solar products in France and Europe.
DOUBLING OF CAPACITY
This second building allows Solar Brother to double its production capacity for its SunAéro solar heating (Gold Medal at the concours Lépine 2025) from 50 to 100 units per week. This will accelerate its marketing to the general public, but also, since late 2025, to professionals, meeting demand from schools, offices, and campsites that see SunAéro as an economical and ecological alternative for heating and improving indoor air quality. This investment also makes it possible to internalize all logistics on-site, to store and ship the entire range of solar products. As part of this development, the company has recruited two new people, including one dedicated to production and logistics management.
This building will house a showroom space, open every day, to promote the presentation and sale of the Solar Brother solar range (barbecues, ovens, pots, vegetable dryer, lighter, nomadic charger, shower, heating, etc.). Finally, the company will set up an on-site R&D laboratory to design and test upcoming solar innovations. Among the solutions currently under development are a version of the SunAéro heating and a solar air conditioning solution expected for 2027.
Solar Brother made these investments thanks to a first fundraising phase of €300K, raised from historical investors and the general public.
In 2026, the company plans to finalize this operation with investment funds, Business Angels, and regional industrialists to raise over one million euros. This fundraising should enable Solar Brother to continue the expansion of its production unit and launch its new innovations on the market.
NEW TRAINING PROGRAMS
In parallel with its production center unit and the design of solar products, Solar Brother continues its mission to raise awareness of solar thermal energy with its solar demonstration center. The latter plans new training programs in the first half of 2026 with scouts and chefs. The goal is to showcase the multiple uses of the sun, including cooking.
This first solar center in the world, whose patron is Nadia Sammut (starred and solar chef of the La Fenière inn), is part of an approach of sharing and transmission, essential for anchoring the energy transition in everyone's practices.
Article written based on a press release sent to the editorial team