Japan is turning its abandoned golf courses into solar power plants

Japan is turning its abandoned golf courses into solar power plants

“The first will produce enough energy to power thousands of households

Abandoned housing and abandoned factories might be rife across the world, but Japan has a problem with derelictness you might not have heard of before – abandoned golf courses.

They’re starting to pop up across the country, due to a huge number of them being built during a boom in the industry in the 80s which is now falling, with participation in the sport down 40%.

The courses could have been levelled for development, but instead Kyocera is using their vast open spaces to install solar panels…”

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