PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Wind Power (9 October 2024)

Question Asked

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.

Asked by:
Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

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.


Answered by:
Michael Shanks (Labour)
18 October 2024

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