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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system for storing and time-shifting at least one of electrical power, excess electrical power, or renewable electrical power, to create low-carbon heat for future use in assisting with a production of asphalt paving material. The system makes use of a first thermally insulated storage subsystem containing a quantity of an asphalt paving material manufacturing component, and a first furnace configured to heat the asphalt paving material manufacturing component using an available supplemental energy source. A second thermally insulated storage subsystem is used to store a quantity of asphalt binder, and a second furnace is used to heat the quantity of asphalt binder. An air blower is used to supply a quantity of air to the first furnace to assist in a heating during a heat-charge phase of operation of the system in which both the quantity of asphalt paving material manufacturing component and the quantity of asphalt binder are pre-heated.

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