After nearly going bankrupt during the 2022 energy crisis and posting a record profit last year, the German energy company Uniper has returned to normality, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday. “2024 will now be the year of new beginnings,” Michael Lewis said in Dusseldorf. “Uniper is not only back, it is more resilient, financially stronger and more focused than before.” The company, which was taken over by the German government in the wake of the energy crisis, confirmed the key figures for 2023 published a fortnight ago. These showed that good business from electricity generatio…