by Anand | May 26, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The U.S. installed battery energy storage system fleet is on track to reach roughly 65 GW by the end of 2026, more than double its early-2025 level, which makes BESS end-of-life a near-term investment recovery priority, not a 2040 problem. Decommissioning a 1...
by Anand | May 23, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR Oil and gas decommissioning is a $7.5B market in 2026 growing at roughly 8% CAGR, with global liability now estimated at $311-362B — investment recovery teams own a defining slice of that conversation. Well abandonment, plug and abandonment, and pipeline...
by Anand | May 12, 2026 | Circular Economy, Investment Recovery, Surplus Asset Management, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The commercial aircraft disassembly and recycling market is on track to grow from $9.67B in 2026 to $15.64B by 2034 (6.20% CAGR), and Airbus forecasts roughly $52B in used serviceable material (USM) value over the next two decades. Aircraft recycling can return...
by Anand | May 5, 2026 | Circular Economy, Industry Best Practices, Investment Recovery, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR The European wind industry’s self-imposed landfill ban on decommissioned blades took effect January 1, 2026, sending a clear signal that wind turbine blade recycling is now a corporate strategy issue, not a side project. The U.S. has more than 8,000 aging...
by Anand | Apr 28, 2026 | Circular Economy, Industry Best Practices, Investment Recovery, SUSTAINABILITY
TL;DR EV battery recycling is a 2026 inflection point for investment recovery teams. The lithium-ion battery recycling market climbs to roughly $6.9 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach $37.5 billion by 2035, while second-life capacity scales from about 25-30 GWh...
