Argyll Data Development has announced a landmark partnership with US-based SambaNova Systems to deliver the UK’s first renewable-powered sovereign AI inference cloud, marking a major step in combining artificial intelligence with sustainable energy infrastructure.
The project will be based at Killellan Farm on Scotland’s Cowal Peninsula, anchoring the new Killellan AI Growth Zone, a 184-acre green digital campus designed to merge AI sovereignty, energy independence and environmental responsibility.
Harnessing wind, wave and solar energy generated on-site, Argyll will deploy SambaNova’s air-cooled SN40L systems – hardware engineered for maximum efficiency and minimal power consumption. Each rack uses about one-tenth the energy of conventional GPU systems while maintaining enterprise-grade performance.
“Together with SambaNova and our strategic partners, we’re building a sovereign AI infrastructure powered by renewable energy, demonstrating that sustainability and scale can go hand in hand,” said Peter Griffiths, Executive Chairman, Argyll.
“This project gives UK enterprises the ability to innovate responsibly, securely and within our own borders.”
SambaNova CEO Rodrigo Liang called Argyll “a blueprint for scaling AI responsibly,” highlighting the partnership’s ability to pair renewable power with high-performance computing to maximise performance per watt.
The first phase of the Killellan site will provide up to 600 megawatts of capacity, eventually scaling beyond 2 gigawatts.
Expected to generate £15 billion in investment and over 3,000 jobs, Argyll’s closed-loop design will also repurpose waste heat for vertical farming, aquaculture and district heating – setting a new standard for sustainable AI infrastructure.
