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- 1Japan Turns Abandoned Golf Courses Into Solar Farms▼Short on Land, Japan Is Building Solar Farms on Old Golf Courses
Japan, facing a shortage of open land for renewable energy, is converting disused golf courses into large-scale solar farms. As the sport declines in popularity and courses close across the country, developers are repurposing the wide, open sites for photovoltaic installations, helping Japan expand clean power generation without competing for farmland or residential space.
- 2Japan 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/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.
- 3Golf federation moves to slow down ball speeds●[lalibre] Pourquoi la fédération de golf veut freiner la vitesse des balles # Golf https://www. lalibre.be/sports/omnisp
Belgian newspaper La Libre reports that golf's governing federation wants to reduce the speed of golf balls. The aim is to rein in increasingly powerful equipment so that long-hitting players gain less of an advantage and courses stay playable. Debate centers on how the change would affect professionals and equipment manufacturers.