Overdevelopment of golf properties during the real-estate boom of the 1990’s and 2000’s has led to hundreds of idle courses today that are now under analysis for repurposing or redevelopment.
Solar Power Plant
Solar can provide a productive and environmentally friendly use for defunct golf courses, characterized by expansive land mass, high sun exposure, and a low concentration of shade trees.
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- 06 November 2015
- Kyoto
Many of these properties are now being reconsidered as sites for new housing development, parkland and a wide range of other commercial uses, including solar farms. Solar can provide a particularly productive and environmentally friendly use for defunct golf courses, which are characterized by expansive land mass, high sun exposure, and a low concentration of shade trees.
The Japanese Kyocera corporation, in joint venture with other Japanese companies, is now constructing two new solar plants on abandoned golf courses; one in the Kyoto prefecture and a second one in Kagoshima Prefecture.