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(88) Date of publication A3: 01.03.2012 (43) Date of publication: 30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22 (21) Application number: 10796098.1 (22) Date of filing: 13.12.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F24J 2/52(2006.01) H01L 31/042(2006.01) F24J 2/04(2006.01) H01L 31/048(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2010/002255 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/073612 (23.06.2011 Gazette 2011/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 16.12.2009 GB 0921969 05.11.2010 GB 201018745 05.11.2010 GB 201018744 (60) Divisional application: 12001306.5 (71) Applicant: Solar Century Holdings Limited Waterloo London SE1 7AB (GB)

(72) Inventors: SOUTH, Alan, Charles Great Chishill Royston SG8 8SW (GB) MCKELLAR, Ashley, Graham Waterloo London SE1 8JZ (GB) GILHOOLY, Andrew, Gerrard Wandsworth London SW18 2TG (GB) ATTANASIO, Marco Friern Barnet London N11 3HH (GB) BURGESS, Matthew, James London E7 0HF (GB) DAVIES, Daniel, Gower Bath BA1 6LR (GB) KIMBERLEY, Malcom, John Surrey Quays London SE16 7WG (GB) BERRY, Martyn, John, Charles Waterlooville Hampshire PO7 4RQ (GB) (74) Representative: Chapman, Paul Nicholas et al Atkinson & Company Intellectual Property Limited 37-41 Gower Street London WC1E 6HH London WC1E 6HH (GB)