Shell takes aim at British and German offshore wind deals

By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell wants to buy into the British and German offshore wind markets as it attempts to shift its business away from fossil fuels. Immediate opportunities in the world's biggest offshore wind markets will be through buying stakes in leases, rather than building new projects, Dorine Bosman, business operations manager for Shell's wind business, told Reuters on Tuesday. The world's second-biggest oil major on Monday won a contract to build 700 megawa