Overview
- Google announced a €5.5 billion program through 2029 that includes a new data center and the expansion of an existing facility in the state of Hesse to bolster AI and cloud capacity.
- The company will also enlarge offices in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich as part of a broader buildout of its German footprint.
- Google outlined measures to cut emissions, including additional purchases of wind and solar power and a heat-recovery project that would channel excess data-center heat to local residents.
- The initiatives are expected to support around 9,000 jobs per year in Germany, according to the company.
- Google emphasized sovereign cloud options for customers as Europe seeks stronger digital autonomy, with the announcement following other AI infrastructure moves in Germany such as an Nvidia–Deutsche Telekom computing hub.