Argyll and SambaNova Partner to Deliver the UK’s First Renewable-Powered Sovereign AI Cloud

Argyll Data Development has entered into a strategic partnership with SambaNova to deliver the UK’s first renewable-powered sovereign AI inference cloud, hosted at the Killellan AI Growth Zone on Scotland’s Cowal Peninsula.

The 184-acre Killellan campus is being developed as a green digital hub, powered by a mix of on-site wind, wave, solar, biogas and waste-to-energy generation. A private-wire network and long-duration battery storage will supply firm, low-carbon power directly to the data centre, with waste heat captured and reused across the site for applications such as vertical farming, aquaculture and local heat loads.

SambaNova will provide its next-generation AI infrastructure – including ultra-efficient SN40L systems – to deliver high-performance AI inference with dramatically lower power and cooling requirements than traditional GPU-based platforms. This enables organisations to run advanced AI workloads while significantly reducing their energy and carbon footprint.

Together, Argyll and SambaNova are creating a sovereign AI cloud that keeps data, models and workloads within UK jurisdiction, offering a compliant, energy-aware alternative to global hyperscale providers. The platform is being designed for developers, enterprises and public-sector bodies that need serious AI capability aligned with UK data, ESG and net-zero commitments.

Initial services are planned to come online from Q1 2026, with early engagement now underway with launch partners and prospective users across the UK.