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Wind Power

Commons · Question 8293 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 18 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require all wind turbines in England to use bio-based lubricants.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 18 Oct 2024

The Department has no plans to require wind turbines to use bio-based lubricants. The small amounts of lubricants used in modern turbines means the environmental risks from release of lubricants are very small.