BRAKE PADS & ASBESTOS

- So far, we have 70 participants from 21 countries and 31 different energy companies

19th of January 2026

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Asbestos in Brake Pads – An Owner-Only Technical Exchange

Wind asset owners from Argentina to Melbourne — and many regions in between — recently raised a shared and growing concern: the potential presence of asbestos in brake pads across multiple technologies and components.

What began with 3S service lift brake pads has expanded to include Avanti and Hailo service lifts, and several OEMs — including Nordex, Goldwind, and Vestas — have already communicated with their operators on this topic.

During our latest turbine meeting, members expressed clear concern that asbestos might be present in service-lift brake systems, and possibly in other brake pads used across turbines and auxiliary systems.

This topic has now become a cross-technology, cross-OEM concern for owners.

Purpose of this meeting

Next week's meeting about brake pads & asbestos has +50 participants from +20 countries and +30 different energy companies. We will begin the meeting by allowing some wind asset owners to share their concerns on this topic.

No preparation beyond your own experience is expected, and no one is expected to “have the answers”.

The value of this session lies in situational awareness and alignment across owners facing the same issue.

Our moderator, Kelly Dallas, will moderate the meeting. We have created a poll to be conducted at the meeting, and for each question, we will be sharing experiences.

SECTION 1 — Communications on this topic

Q1. Have you received a formal communication regarding asbestos in service lifts or brake components?

Q2. Which lift suppliers or systems were mentioned in the communication(s)?

Q3. Was the information framed as…?

SECTION 2 — Current operational status

Q4. What is the current operational status of affected service lifts in your organisation?

Q5. Which immediate actions have you already taken or initiated?

SECTION 3 — Owner uncertainty

Q6. Where do you currently feel the greatest uncertainty?

Q7. Which decisions are you currently struggling to make?

SECTION 4 — What owners need next

Q8. What would be most helpful as a next step for owners?

Q9. Has this topic already triggered internal escalation in your organisation?

Looking forward to a constructive and open discussion.

Why this matters

Asbestos is a regulated material with significant health, compliance, and operational implications.
Owners want to understand the scope, the risks, and whether more components — beyond service lifts — could contain asbestos.

Who should join

This meeting is strictly for wind asset owners and their technical, HSE, and operational representatives. No suppliers or OEMs will be present unless explicitly invited by the group at a later stage.

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