HSM Offshore Energy was awarded the EPCI contract by TenneT for the Borssele Alpha 700 MW offshore high-voltage AC substation. HSM's scope covered engineering, procurement, construction, transport, installation, connection and testing of the offshore transformer station. The platform weighs approximately 8,000 tonnes including jacket and piles, with deck dimensions of 58m x 32m x 26m high. First steel cut at HSM's yard in Schiedam. Borssele Alpha became one of the largest AC offshore substations in the world.