Last week marked Sven Utermöhlen’s first trip to Ireland. But unlike most visitors to the country, he enjoyed blazing sun and balmy temperatures for the duration of the days-long stay. And the visit was bookended with trips to Leinster House to meet first the Taoiseach and then the minister for the environment. Utermöhlen has led RWE’s offshore wind division since 2019, when he joined RWE as part of its acquisition of E.On’s renewable energy business. The German energy multinational has been in the crosshairs of environmentalists in its home country for its surface lignite mining. It has committed to becoming…

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