China 's ambitious goals to generate 90 % of its primary energy from renewable resources by 2030 may be achievable if the country invests more heavily in wind - generated technology , according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tsinghua university in Beijing . Wind power could generate up to 14 % of China 's primary energy if it increases its quality of wind turbines and increases the flexibility of the nation 's offshore fleet , they said . Suggestions include abolishing must - run quotas for coal and the introduction of energy - efficient technology .
China's ambitious goals to produce 20% of its primary energy from renewable resources by 2030 may be achievable if the country invests more heavily in wind-generated technology, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Wind power could generate up to 14% of China's primary energy if it improves its quality of wind turbines and increases the flexibility of the nation's coal fleet, they said. Suggestions include abolishing must-run quotas for coal and the expansion of energy-storage technology.