Europe is transitioning towards a clean and sustainable future where traditional fossil fuel sources will soon be replaced by renewable sources like solar energy. While solar PV is the most popular technology available these days, more advanced solar technologies like concentrated solar power (CSP) may receive more attention in future. Since CSP plants operate by concentrating direct normal component of solar irradiance through their optical mirrors, the power output from CSP plants are extremely sensitive to meteorological conditions including cloud cover. In this study, we have developed a simulation model to identify best locations of CSP plants in Europe, to design a resource-dependent capacity distribution, and a simple parametric power model to derive CSP plant output for a ten year period of time [2003-2012], along with an algorithm to retrieve solar irradiance data from satellite images. The model is thoroughly validated against available data and existing literature. The goal is to formulate technically and economically feasible CSP plant design using resource assessment and performance monitoring to facilitate its grid integration by the year 2050.