Google has confirmed a $6.3bn (€5.5bn) investment programme in Germany, scheduled for 2026–29, which will focus on expanding data centre infrastructure and office space.
The plan includes the construction of a new data centre in Dietzenbach, ongoing investment in the Hanau campus, and additions to office locations in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.
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The Alphabet subsidiary has outlined that the new Dietzenbach facility will support its regional cloud operations as part of its global fleet of 42 cloud regions.
These services are used by clients such as Mercedes-Benz and Koenig & Bauer for AI-driven workloads and digital transformation projects.
In addition, the new Dietzenbach data centre will serve as the site for Google’s first heat recovery project in Germany.
Google has forged a partnership with local district heating provider Energieversorgung Offenbach, under which excess heat generated by the facility will be channelled into the latter’s network.
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By GlobalDataThe Hanau data centre, launched in 2023, will receive further upgrades.
Google Cloud’s regional offerings include Vertex AI with Gemini models, as well as sovereign cloud solutions designed to provide German organisations with options for regulatory compliance and operational flexibility.
Germany Finance Federal Minister Lars Klingbeil said: “Google’s multi-billion-euro investments are genuine future-proof investments: in innovation, in AI, and in the climate-neutral transformation.
“These are investments for future jobs in Germany. This is exactly what we need right now. Alongside our public investments, we want to mobilise far more private investment.”
In Munich, the Arnulfpost site is being transformed into a 30,000m² development hub with capacity for up to 2,000 staff. Public access areas are expected after project completion in late 2026.
Frankfurt’s Global Tower now houses Google’s highest German office on its 24th floor, featuring a new TechTalk conference space for up to 100 guests.
Berlin offices are expanding with three extra floors for meetings and demonstrations overlooking the Spree.
Germany Research, Technology and Space Federal Minister Dorothee Bär said: “With our High-Tech Agenda, we aim to make Germany the world’s leading location for new technologies.
“To succeed, this requires joint implementation with partners, particularly from the business community.”
Recently, Google Research introduced Nested Learning, a machine learning approach aimed at tackling the challenge of catastrophic forgetting in continual learning.
