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.
Off shore wind and tidal makes more sense for Japan to me for sure, but solar everywhere we can. Rooftops, garages, bus stops, solar fencing, agrovoltaics, etc.