dChan - Q Origins Project Archive

Asbestos found in 1,000 UK wind turbines after Chinese imports

Asbestos has been found in at least 1,000 wind turbines across the UK after components imported from China were used in brakes for lifts and hoists.

The white asbestos, chrysotile, has been banned in the UK since 1999.

GMB has written to the UK Government and the Health and Safety Executive seeking details of an ongoing clean-up operation.

Louise Gilmour, secretary of GMB Scotland, told The Sunday Times: “Our country banned asbestos decades ago because it was killing workers and their families, but we now pay for it to be ferried here from the other side of the world and then pay again to remove it?

“We deserve to be told exactly how this happened and what is being be done to prevent it happening again.”

There is no suggestion that lift suppliers or wind farm owners were aware asbestos was present in the components when they were installed.

https://www.agcc.co.uk/news-article/asbestos-found-in-1-000-uk-wind-turbines-after-chinese-imports

Asbestos found in China-sourced wind turbine parts

Asbestos has been discovered in at least 1,000 wind turbines across Britain following the import of components from China, it has been revealed.

The parts, contained in brakes used in lifts and hoists, are understood to have come from third-party Chinese suppliers and contain a white asbestos known as chrysotile.

The GMB union has written to the UK government and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) asking for a detailed account of a clean-up operation, which is now under way.

The type of asbestos has been completely banned in the UK since November 1999, making it illegal to buy, sell or export any materials with it, according to The Sunday Times which first reported the story.

Louise Gilmour, the secretary of GMB Scotland, told the newspaper: “Every one of the contracts sent abroad as operators chase the bottom line has cost our country jobs and apprenticeships. To discover we have been exporting skilled work while importing asbestos beggars belief.

“Our country banned asbestos decades ago because it was killing workers and their families, but we now pay for it to be ferried here from the other side of the world and then pay again to remove it?

“We deserve to be told exactly how this happened and what is being be done to prevent it happening again.”

There is no suggestion the lift suppliers or wind farm owners knew there was asbestos in the components when they were installed.

The Energy Institute, the membership body for professionals in the sector, said it was aware of the issue. “Industry reporting to date indicates that asbestos, where present, is confined within sealed brake housings, encapsulated, non‑friable, and not generating airborne fibres under normal operating conditions,”it said.

“Working through member companies, we have shared data with the Health and Safety Executive and are engaging with lift manufacturers and turbine [original equipment manufacturers] to confirm replacement components and safe change‑out methodologies.

“At present, there is no indication of worker health risk, and no evidence of wrongdoing by turbine operators.”

https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2026/06/asbestos-found-in-china-sourced-wind-turbine-parts/

ICYMI

https://x.com/GenFlynn/status/2068763593638555907?s=20

THE MILIBAND BROTHERS: CRIME SYNDICATE

THE TIMELINE THAT NOW DEMANDS ANSWERS**

And why today’s asbestos revelation makes Miliband’s silence untenable…

For more than a year, the government has insisted that the UK–China “clean energy partnership” is nothing unusual — just routine cooperation, nothing to see here.

But the timeline tells a very different story, and today’s news about asbestos found IN Chinese‑manufactured wind turbines turns this from a policy debate into a public‑safety and national‑security issue.

Here is the sequence of events that now requires full transparency.

🔹 March 2025 — Ed Miliband signs a Memorandum of Understanding with China

He travels to Beijing and signs a wide‑ranging MoU covering:

Offshore wind
Electricity grids
Battery storage
Carbon capture
Hydrogen

These are not minor areas. These are critical national‑infrastructure sectors.

🔹 March 2025 – February 2026 — The MoU is kept out of public view**

For almost a year, the agreement is not published, not debated in Parliament, and not disclosed to the public.

No press release.

No ministerial statement.

No scrutiny.

🔹 27 February 2026 — The MoU is quietly released.

No announcement. No explanation.

It simply appears on a government website.

The timing and the silence raise immediate questions.

🔹 Spring 2026 — Miliband repeatedly refuses to release the full details.

Across multiple interviews, he:

Dodges direct questions
Repeats scripted lines about “normal cooperation”
Avoids explaining what China gains
Avoids explaining what UK infrastructure China may influence
Refuses to publish the full text or annexes

This is not transparency

This is avoidance

🔹 June 2026 — RUSI warns of deepening UK dependence on Chinese supply chains

A respected defence think tank warns that the UK’s offshore‑wind expansion risks:

Strategic dependence
Supply‑chain vulnerability
Loss of control over critical components

Miliband does not address these warnings directly.

🔹 TODAY —

Asbestos found in Chinese‑manufactured wind turbines

This is the moment everything changes.

Asbestos is banned in the UK.

It is a known carcinogen

Its presence in imported turbine components is a major regulatory failure.

This is no longer a theoretical risk.

This is a real‑world safety breach involving the very sector Miliband has tied to deeper cooperation with China.

THE QUESTIONS ED MILIBAND MUST NOW ANSWER:

Why did you refuse to release the full China MoU for so long?

A year‑long delay followed by a quiet publication is not normal practice for a major international agreement.

Does the MoU expand Chinese involvement in UK offshore wind projects?

The public deserves clarity on whether Chinese firms gain access to UK tenders, supply chains, or grid‑related work.

Were you aware of asbestos risks in imported turbine components?

If yes, why was the public not informed?

If no, why were safety checks inadequate?

What due‑diligence processes exist for foreign‑manufactured renewable‑energy components?

Today’s revelation suggests they are either weak or non‑existent.

Will you now publish the full MoU, including annexes, technical notes, and implementation plans?

Partial transparency is not transparency.

How will the government ensure that UK infrastructure is not compromised by unsafe or non‑compliant imports?

This is a matter of public health and national security.

Why should the public trust your assurances when the supply chain has already failed at the most basic safety level?

The asbestos discovery undermines every claim of “routine cooperation” and “nothing to worry about.”

WHY THIS MATTERS

This is not about geopolitics.

This is not about party politics.

This is about:

Public safety
Regulatory integrity
National infrastructure
Transparency in government

When a minister signs an agreement with a foreign power covering critical infrastructure, the public has the right to know exactly what was agreed — especially when components from that same country are now found to contain banned carcinogenic materials.

The refusal to release the MoU is no longer a procedural issue.

It is now a public‑interest emergency

Given The Potential Corruption of Two Brothers from the Marxist End of Labour.

Ed handing out Huge Green Energy Contracts.

Brother David sitting on the Board of a company seeking to make money from the same Contracts.

IT IS TIME PARLIAMENT, AND THE POLICE TOOK AN INTEREST IN THE CHINESE DEAL

https://x.com/PeteSanford/status/2068696142443880793?s=20