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    World’s largest EV battery repurposing megafactory: design and scale notes for engineers

    June 25, 2026|

    Reviewed by Tom Sullivan

    World’s largest EV battery repurposing megafactory: design and scale notes for engineers

    First reported on MINING.com

    30 Second Briefing

    Moment Energy has commissioned Megafactory 1 in Surrey, British Columbia, billed as the world’s largest EV battery repurposing plant and targeting 1 GWh of second-life battery energy storage system output by 2030. The facility converts retired EV packs into modular systems for data centres, factories and microgrids, with more than 100 direct jobs on site and over 1,000 indirect roles projected across the province. PacifiCan has backed the project with C$4.9 million, with CEO Edward Chiang stressing the six‑week build from announcement to operation as proof of rapid re‑shoring potential.

    Technical Brief

    • Megafactory 1 is configured specifically for repurposing retired EV battery packs into stationary BESS units.
    • Location is Surrey, British Columbia, providing direct access to North American EV end-of-life battery streams.
    • Systems are engineered for critical-load applications, explicitly targeting data centres, industrial plants and microgrids.
    • Moment Energy positions the plant as a domestic alternative to offshore BESS manufacturing and integration.
    • Moment Energy has scaled from a 2020 university spin-out in Vancouver to operating this dedicated repurposing facility.
    • For grid planners, the project links surging AI/data-centre electricity demand with a defined reuse pathway for EV packs.

    Our Take

    With copper flagged as a keyword and Codelco named in the article facts, this EV battery repurposing play indirectly reinforces Chile–Canada linkages in the copper-to-battery value chain, which could give miners and smelters an additional narrative around lifecycle stewardship when negotiating offtake and ESG terms with OEMs.

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    Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.

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