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Japan turns abandoned golf courses into solar farms

Original: Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 /09/28/compa

Japan is building solar farms on disused golf courses because the country lacks open land for large-scale renewable projects. As golf's popularity declines, operators are converting closed courses into solar generation sites, offering a rare spacious alternative in a densely populated nation where flat, unused land is scarce.

Why now: It highlights an inventive land-use solution to Japan's renewable energy space shortage.

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• Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 /09/28/companies/solar-farms-golf-courses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # business # companies # solar # renewables # energy # golfcourses · thejapantimes · 5

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