Patent ID: 11913361
Assignee: RONDO ENERGY, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  H  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A calcination system, including:
a thermal energy storage (TES) system configured to store thermal energy derived from a variable renewable energy source having intermittent availability, wherein the TES system is configured to heat a storage medium using electricity from the renewable energy source, and deliver heat to a use in the form of a heated fluid;
a calciner configured to receive and heat a material stream with thermal energy provided by TES and generate a calcined product; and wherein the TES system is configured to heat at least a first portion of the heated fluid; and
a drier configured to evaporate moisture from the material stream having a first moisture content to a second, lower moisture content by transferring thermal energy from the heated fluid provided by the TES system into the material stream prior to entering the calciner.