Spun off from a research lab at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). iSmartville is a cleantech company designing and developing energy storage systems using repurposed electric vehicle battery packs.The firm has developed a highly-versatile energy storage building block, MOAB, with patented battery management hardware and data-driven performance qualifications to achieve safe and reliable EV battery re-use at scale. Smartville has partnered with top-tier utility companies and auto OEMs to explore and deploy systems, and is working fully to commercialize its MOAB energy storage system in the near future. The firm is also backed by partners from across the country including but not limited to: The California Energy Commission (CEC); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Department of Energy (DoE) and Southern Power.