Space4Good has been selected as an External Service Provider for the EU FIERCE program which is supporting European SMEs that want to integrate satellite Earth Observation (EO) into their green solutions. The call exists to lower the barriers for organisations that have not yet worked with EO and may perceive it as too risky or complex to try for the first time. By pairing grant funding with expert providers like Space4Good, FIERCE helps de‑risk those first EO projects and turn curiosity into concrete pilots.
Within the FIERCE call, eligible SMEs can apply for up to €25,000 for ideation and commercialisation projects, or up to €50,000 for scale‑up activities that advance or deploy EO‑enabled solutions. This funding is designed to ease the upfront investment in data, tools and specialist support that many SMEs cannot justify from their own budgets, even when the long‑term benefits are clear. Beyond reducing financial risk, the programme also aims to accelerate the uptake of EO across sectors, close the skills gap around environmental data, and stimulate a more robust European ecosystem of EO‑powered climate and nature solutions.
“Space technology should not sit in orbit as an abstract concept, it should help decision‑makers on the ground protect our environment, manage our resources and build more resilient value chains,” says Alexander Gunkel, CEO of Space4Good. “As a FIERCE External Service Provider, we want to make advanced Earth Observation accessible to SMEs that normally wouldn’t have the expertise in‑house, so together we can turn environmental data into real‑world impact and build confidence for long‑term EO adoption.”
About FIERCE
FIERCE is a 3-year Coordination and Support Action, running from November 2024 to October 2027, funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027.
With a mission to accelerate Europe’s green and digital transition, FIERCE will:
- Mobilise 2.5 million EUR in financial support for 70 SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups to fuel the development, demonstration and commercialization of green space-enabled solutions.
- Support 140 SMEs with specialized technical and business advisory to design business solutions and engage in process innovation using downstream space data in areas such as circularity, raw materials, environmental monitoring and corporate sustainability.
- Enable a series of local entrepreneurship initiatives driven by business support networks aimed at creating even more opportunities for space-enabled green innovation.