Moment Energy Strengthens Battery Innovation and Growth with Industry-Leading Technical and Advisory Appointments

Moment Energy, one of North America’s leading EV battery repurposing companies, announced the appointment of battery scientist Dr. Kandler Smith as Technical Fellow, further strengthening the company’s battery energy storage systems (BESS) platform and expanding its core battery science capabilities.

The company also welcomes Dorian West, former Tesla engineering leader, as Strategic Advisor. Together, Smith and West bring unmatched expertise in battery modelling, system engineering, and large-scale product deployment to accelerate Moment Energy’s mission to deliver clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage solutions.

“We are excited to be working with the top minds in the world as Moment Energy pushes the boundaries of battery performance as we continue to scale Gigawatt-hours globally,” said Edward Chiang, CEO and Co-Founder of Moment Energy. “Dr. Kandler Smith’s modelling expertise and Dorian’s engineering leadership cement our position as the top EV battery repurposer. Together, they are helping us build highly scalable systems that treat rigorous safety certifications as our baseline, not a hurdle to work around.”

Smith brings 20 years of experience from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where he led the Electrochemical Modelling & Data Science team within the Energy Storage Group. He holds nine patents in lithium-ion battery design and control, 12 software copyrights in neural networks and lithium-ion modelling, and has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed journal articles with over 10,000 citations.

As Technical Fellow, he will lead advanced battery life and performance modelling, SOC/SOH algorithm development, and second-life battery research. Drawing from his pioneering NREL work, which includes developing lifetime simulation tools to estimate end-of-life battery value and modeling the safe installation of repurposed packs. His expertise will enhance Moment Energy’s proprietary AI-driven Battery Management System (BMS). This system underpins its UL 1973, UL 9540, and UL 9540A-certified Luna BESS, delivering more than 30% cost savings compared to first-life battery systems.

“Second-life EV batteries are becoming critical to enabling affordable, reliable, and clean energy storage, and I’m excited about joining Moment Energy to help address this at such a pivotal time,” said Smith. “I am excited to join a dynamic team of engineers and scientists who are focused on the safe design of large-scale batteries with low cost and long lifetime.”

Dorian West brings strategic guidance from his 15-year tenure at Tesla (2005–2020), where he helped launch the original Roadster battery pack and later served as Director of Engineering, leading the Model 3 and Tesla Semi prototype programs. His insights will strengthen Moment Energy’s engineering and product development roadmap as the company expands into new markets and applications.

"I'm thrilled to support Moment Energy, which is pioneering the utilization of excess energy storage assets,” said Dorian West, Strategic Advisor to Moment Energy. “This is an important, yet solvable problem, and it's great to work with such a talented and enthusiastic team."

Supporting the company’s commercialization efforts, Carl Mansfield, VP of Business Development, and Sathvik Tantry, Strategic Advisor, will help scale Moment Energy’s technology and deployments globally. Mansfield brings deep experience in the commercialization of behind-the-meter energy storage and utility-scale virtual power plants, while Tantry contributes strategic expertise in growth and partnerships across clean technology sectors.

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