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    Japan Turns Abandoned Golf Courses Into Solar Farms●Short on Land, Japan Is Building Solar Farms on Old Golf Courses✉newsEnvironmentEnergy1 h ago

    Japan is converting closed golf courses into large-scale solar farms as the country struggles to find land for renewable energy. With limited flat terrain and a push to expand clean power after Fukushima, disused golf facilities have become attractive sites for developers. The story, reported by Yale Environment 360 and picked up by Yahoo, has drawn attention as an example of creative land reuse in the energy transition.

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    Japan turns abandoned golf courses into solar farms●Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/business/2026 /09/28/compaMmastodonEnvironmentEnergy51 h ago

    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.