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The Inch Cape offshore substation topside (a Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module) and its 68-metre jacket foundation were installed in August 2025 by Heerema Marine Contractors using the semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir. The topside and jacket had been fabricated at Smulders' yard in Wallsend, near Newcastle. The offshore substation platform will collect the output from 72 Vestas V236-15MW wind turbines and transmit power via twin 220 kV three-phase export cables to the onshore substation at Cockenzie, East Lothian. Installation of the platform followed completion of comprehensive pre-construction surveys, UXO disposal and boulder clearance campaigns along the export cable corridor.