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Japan Has No Space for Solar Farms Apart From Old Golf Courses (www.bloomberg.com)
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The result is that a relic of Japan’s economic bubble is playing an unlikely role in the country’s energy transition. For the past decade, defunct golf courses have been vital to solar growth. About 9% of Japan’s utility-scale solar capacity is on former golf courses, according to an analysis of a BloombergNEF data that includes arrays with capacity of 0.9 megawatts or greater.

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[–] 6 points 2 hours ago

The other solution that's been posted a lot is mixed use atrays, have the solar panel provide shade to canals, and agri-land. They help prevent evaporation, allowing both to conserve water and require less in the case of plants.

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