Currently, all the German industrial giant’s clean-energy units – encompassing on- and offshore wind, PV, concentrating solar power (CSP), wave, tidal and hydroelectric – operate under one “Renewables” banner, led by the division’s chief executive René Umlauft.

From 1 October, wind will be calved off into its own distinct entity led by Felix Ferlemann, currently head of the chassis systems division at Benteler Automotive – a German components manufacturer.

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