Preparing an

Preparing an IEA HPP Annex on SPF Preparations for an IEA annex on SPF have included preparatory meetings, and communication with research communities involved in the IEA HPP sphere. Meetings include a meeting during the ASHRAE winter Conference 2009 [1.1.1.1.11], NT meeting in Borås, September 2009 , and a Meeting in Paris march 5th, 2010 [2]. A draft legal text was prepared and circulated among interested parties and the executive committee in HPP. The draft legal text was discussed in the ExCo meetings in Rome, November 2009 and in Helsinki June 2010. In the Helsinki meeting it was suggested that the annex proposal for “Dynamic testing of heat pumps” should be integrated with the SPF annex. The kick-off meeting for the SPF Annex in June 30th - July 1st 2010 will discuss the possibility for this integration. The legal was just recently approved by the ExCo [3]. The preparation and starting up of the international Annex has taken much more time than expected, mainly due to constraints in timing and funding. However, on June 30 –July 1st, the kick-off meeting for the new annex is held in Albuquerque, New Mexico