German energy company Innogy will be seeking partnerships with major oil companies willing to go into renewables for offshore wind projects in the United States, Innogy’s chief operating officer in charge of renewables, Hans Buenting, told Reuters on Wednesday. “Big oil firms are muscling into the market for renewable energy – because their previous business model is finite,” Buenting said. According to the manager, utilities and oil majors could make good partnerships in offshore wind power installation. “The oil companies may have a lot of experience with platforms out at sea. But — apart from Equinor — they have not built offshore wind farms. That’s where we come in,” Buenting told Reuters. Equinor aims to have a leadership position in renewable energy development in the U.S. and bought in December 2018 an offshore wind lease off Massachusetts. Equinor also has offshore wind projects in the UK, Germany, and Norway. […]