Schroders Greencoat Launches Green AI Infrastructure Platform in Ireland

Schroders Greencoat unveiled a new green digital infrastructure platform to invest in renewable-powered data centers and energy parks to help rapidly develop the growing AI technologies. The project signifies the increasing demand for green energy sources for computing hyperscale servers and AI applications.

It is a joint venture in which the Semi-Liquid Global Energy Infrastructure fund of Schroders Greencoat and Greencoat Renewables, a Dublin-based renewable energy company, will be a partner of the site.

Enabling Sustainable AI and Data Centre Growth

This platform is committed to combining the production of renewable energy with digital infrastructure to come up with efficient, low-carbon ecosystems of hyper-scalers. The project is consistent with the overall aim of making investors open to energy transition opportunities and allowing the explosive rise in AI and cloud computing demand.

Paul O’Donnell, a partner in Schroders Greencoat, discussed that this combination of renewable energy and digital infrastructure is strategically important and noted that such a project can serve as a pilot project for more investments in AI-based energy systems.

According to Precedence Research, the Green AI Infrastructure Market size was calculated at USD 6.50 billion in 2025 and is predicted to increase from USD 8.14 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 61.51 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 25.20% from 2026 to 2035, driven by the growing need for economical AI solutions and a sustainable digital environment.

First Investment: Drogheda Energy Park

The initial investment involved in the platform is to acquire the Premier Periclase site, a brownfield industrial site, located about 40km north of Dublin. The location will be the Drogheda Energy Park, which is an energy hub with on-site generation of renewable energy power, energy storage, and improved grid services.

It is predicted that the facility will be used by co-located data centers as well as other major power users with corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs), which will significantly reduce carbon emissions associated with the infrastructure operations of AI.

Industry Impact and Outlook

The project evidences the global tendency to adopt renewable energy infrastructures in digital infrastructure to support the development of AI in a socially responsible way. The need to ensure reliable and green sources of energy is at stake as hyperscale data centers keep growing exponentially.