China’s Wind Industry Seeks Push to Double Capacity by 2030

China’s largest turbine makers are lobbying the government to install at least 120 gigawatts of wind power capacity in each of the next five years, an acceleration of the country’s energy transition that would more than double output by the end of the decade.

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. and Ming Yang Smart Energy Group were among dozens of companies that put forward the new target on Monday at the annual China Wind Power conference in Beijing. Their proposal backs a push by the world’s largest polluter to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.