Solar energy is an increasingly inexpensive and efficient way to produce electricity and industrial application of solar energy is growing. Industrial uses of solar energy can generate heat for a wide variety of activities, including water desalination, enhanced oil recovery, food processing, chemical production, and mineral processing. Concentrated solar power (CSP) obtained by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate sunlight onto a large receiver is well suited to industries because it is capable of generating power at a range of temperatures, from low-heat food processing to the high temperatures needed to manufacture chemicals.