Hanau, Germany

Another step forward in sustainability and innovation, Hanau’s data centre uses a combination of air pressure and ambient air cooling methods to mitigate the risk of water scarcity. As a cornerstone of our European network and Cloud Region, Hanau provides enterprise services and products for Google Cloud customers of all sizes and industries. We take pride in working with local contractors and employees, and in supporting the initiatives that matter most to our neighbours.

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Why we chose Hanau

A skilled local workforce
Proximity to Frankfurt’s DE-CIX Internet Exchange
Solid energy infrastructure

Investment 2017–2022

€1B+

From 2017 to 2022, we proudly invested more than €1 billion in Germany’s digital and clean energy infrastructure and our data centre community in Hanau.
Economic activity generated

€1.2B

In 2022, Google helped provide about €1.2 billion of economic activity for hundreds of thousands of German businesses.
Germans trained in digital skills

1.9M

Around 1.9 million people in Germany have been trained to foster new digital skills through the initiative of the Google Zukunftswerkskatt (a Grow with Google Program).
Supporting the workforce

5,200+ jobs

Google’s infrastructure investments and operations in Germany have supported more than 5,200 stable and export-independent jobs.