Renewable energy company Orsted (ORSTED.CO) on Wednesday missed fourth-quarter operating profit expectations but said it expected a boost in earnings as wind speeds should return to normal this year after an unusually calm 2021. Orsted’s shares rose by as much as 6% at the opening and were trading 1.7% higher at 0831 GMT. Orsted, which builds and operates wind farms, was hit last year by slower than usual winds during the first nine months, although wind speeds in the fourth quarter returned to normal for the period, it said on Wednesday. For this year, it expects earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) excluding new partnerships of 19-21 billion crowns, compared to the 15.8 billion crowns ($2.40 billion) it achieved […]