THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A HIGH-VOLUME MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZER CELLS AND STACKS. THE OBJECTIVE OF BUDGET PERIOD 1 IS TO DEVELOP THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE HIGH-VOLUME MANUFACTURING PROCESS EQUIPMENT, DOWN-SELECT EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS CAPABLE OF MEETING OR EXCEEDING THESE SPECIFICATIONS AND PLACING PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THE SELECTED EQUIPMENT. THE OBJECTIVE OF BUDGET PERIOD 2 IS TO BUILD THE MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION LABORATORY, COMMISSION IT, AND DEMONSTRATE ITS ABILITY TO MANUFACTURE A 60 KW SOEC STACK AND MEET THE OVERALL PROJECT METRICS.