UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (AND ITS PARTNER, THE NETL, WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, AND THE OHIO FUEL CELL COALITION, WILL UTILIZE: 1) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA’S ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER’S EXISTING STATE-OF-THE-ART CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING GASIFIERS, A CONFIGURABLE ARRAY OF SYNGAS CLEANUP TECHNOLOGIES, SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL TEST STANDS, AND ON/OFF-LINE ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS AND 2) NETL EXPERTISE IN IDENTIFYING, MODELING (VIA THE JOULE 2.0 SUPERCOMPUTING FACILITY), AND QUANTIFYING SOFC COMPONENT DEGRADATION MODES. THE MAJOR OUTCOME IN THIS PROJECT WILL POTENTIALLY BE A SYNGAS CLEANUP TRAIN DEMONSTRATED TO YIELD A COAL SYNGAS CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING SOFC PERFORMANCE EQUAL TO THAT OF NATURAL GAS AT (PROJECTED) COMMERCIALLY VIABLE CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS.