Google reveals huge $6.8 billion investment in UK ahead of Trump visit

Google to invest billions into the UK

News By Craig Hale published 16 September 2025

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• Google will invest £5 billion into the UK economy over two years
• A new Hertfordshire data center is key to the deal
• Google breaks the $3 trillion barrier

Google has set out plans to invest £5 billion ($6.8 billion) in the UK over the next two years ahead of a proposed UK-US tech trade deal, expected to be finalized this week during Trump’s visit to London.

The focus of Google’s investment will be on AI, infrastructure and scientific research, with the company set to open a £735 million ($1 billion) data center in Hertfordshire to support AI services across Google Cloud, Search, Maps and Workspace.

This forms just one of a growing list of investments being announced by US tech firms ahead of the impending deal, which is expected to tackle costly tariffs.

Google announces UK investment ahead of US-UK deal

Google shared details of its upcoming data center in a blog post, announcing that a projected 8,250 jobs will be supported by it.

The site was opened by UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and is set to “help the UK develop its AI economy.”

A partnership with Shell will see the site being supplied with 95% carbon-free energy by the end of 2026, and the site is also set to use air cooling rather than water cooling to reduce its environmental impact. Heat recapture will also direct wasted heat to local homes, businesses and schools.

Google will also use battery storage to feed surplus clean energy back into the grid “at times of need.”

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