随着龙骨的铺设，荷兰新一代造船厂Neo Orbis的建造已经开始，这是一艘20米燃料电池混合动力港口船，使用硼氢化钠作为固态氢存储介质。该试点项目正在与诸多伙伴合作：H2Ships、阿姆斯特丹港、TU Delft Fuel（硼氢化钠装置的发明者和建设者）、MARIN（海事研究机构）、Wijk Yacht Vision（船舶的合作伙伴和设计师）、Lloyd’s Register（认证和安全主管、船舶检查）和Baumuller（系统集成商）。
它将展示该港口对能源转型的承诺，并展示氢作为一种无排放燃料。
工程预计将在第二季度末完成。下半年将主要是建造工厂。硼氢化物颗粒与纯水混合，产生氢气。在劳韦索格的下一代造船厂建造这艘船也是创新的。船体已准备好切割图案。焊工将把零件组装在一起。
硼氢化钠（NaBH4）是一种含氢量高的化合物；几十年来，它作为氢载体一直备受关注。当时的戴姆勒克莱斯勒使用Millenium Cell硼氢化钠燃料电池概念车，于2001年推出。2007年，美国能源部（DOE）召集了一个独立的技术审查小组，以审议水解的技术现状和研发进展用于车载氢储存的硼氢化钠由于一些限制因素，一致建议“不要”进一步资助。
Neo－Orbis项目合作伙伴指出，尽管硼氢化钠具有较高的体积能量密度（接近柴油），并且比气体或液态氢更安全，经济方面是一个挑战。然而，这些问题并不是这项试点的一部分；试行的目标是证明在容器中使用硼氢化钠这确实是可能的。
电化学能源科学与技术百度翻译编译
英文新闻原文：
With the keel laying， construction has begun at Next Generation Shipyards in the Netherlands of Neo Orbis， a 20m fuel－cell hybrid port vessel using sodium borohydride as a solid－state hydrogen storage medium．
The pilot project is being executed in collaboration with H2Ships， Port of Amsterdam， TU Delft Fuel （the inventor and builder of the sodium borohydride installation）， MARIN （the maritime research institution）， Wijk Yacht Vision （partner and designer of the ship）， Lloyd＇s Register （supervisor of the certification and safety inspection for the ship）， and Baumuller （systems integrator）．
It will showcase the port’s commitment to the energy transition and demonstrate hydrogen as an emission－free fuel．
Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter． The second half of the year will be dominated by placing the plant that will mix the sodium borohydride granules with pure water， creating hydrogen． The construction of the ship at Next Generation Shipyards in Lauwersoog is also innovative． All parts of the ship’s hull are ready as a cutting pattern． The welders will put the parts together．
Sodium borohydride （NaBH4） is a chemical compound with high hydrogen content； it has been of interest as a hydrogen carrier for decades． The then DaimlerChrysler used Millenium Cell sodium borohydride it its Natrium fuel cell concept car， introduced in 2001．
In 2007， an independent technical review panel convened by the US Department of Energy （DOE） to consider the technical status and progress of R＆D on the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride for on－board vehicular hydrogen storage has unanimously recommended a “no－go” to further funding due to a number of limiting factors．
The Neo Orbis project partners note that while sodium borohydride offers high volumetric energy density （close to diesel） and is safer than gas or liquid hydrogen， the economic side is a challenge． Those issues are not part of this pilot， however； the goal of the pilot is to demonstrate that the use of sodium borohydride in a vessel is indeed possible．
