In the Noordoostpolder there are many initiatives for the generation of renewable energy.  The newly built Noordoostpolder wind farm, consisting of 86 mills, will generate sufficient energy to supply 400 thousand households (1,3 billion kWh per year).

In 2007 construction started on the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter complex for Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) in Abu Dhabi.

This two piece transformer platform of the substation for the Wikinger Offshore Windfarm has been installed in the Baltic Sea.

With the BorWin2 project, TenneT has realized a 200 kilometers long, 800 megawatt direct current (DC) grid connection.

The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sochi 2014, were a major international multi-sport event held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia.