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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 converting disused golf courses into large-scale solar farms, as the country has little open land available for renewable energy projects. The approach makes use of vast, already-cleared sites left vacant as golf courses close across an ageing, shrinking population. Observers see it as a pragmatic fix for land scarcity in Japan's push to expand solar power capacity.

Why now: It highlights a creative solution to Japan's land shortage for renewable energy at a time of global interest in solar expansion.

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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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