However,
losses
from
the
discontinued
solar
unit
continued
to
drag
down
overall
company
results
at
the
German
industrial
giant,
which
said
its
solar
exit
plan
remains
“a
complicated
matter”.
Wind
Power
revenue
surged
27%
in
the
first
quarter
from
a
year
earlier
as
the
company
continued
to
work
through
its
order
backlog,
chief
financial
officer
(CFO)
Joe
Kaeser
told
journalists.
That
helped
the
division
to
a
€52m
($69m)
profit
in
the
three
months
ending
31
December,
compared
to
a
€26m
loss
a
year
earlier.
However,
new
wind
orders
plunged
by
25%
in
the
first…