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Japan turns to abandoned golf courses for solar farms
Original: Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses
Japan is converting disused golf courses into large-scale solar farms, as the country has almost no free land left for renewable energy projects. Hundreds of golf courses have closed since the 1990s economic bubble, leaving wide, open, sun-exposed sites that suit panels well. Energy commentators see it as a practical answer to Japan's land scarcity and its push to cut carbon emissions.
Why now: Land scarcity is forcing Japan to find creative sites for renewable energy, and golf courses are an unusually neat solution.
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