日本：杀富济贫，高尔夫球场变身太阳能发电厂

日前，据京瓷公司透露，日本的一些老旧的高尔夫球场正在逐渐变成一个个太阳能发电厂，而它也正在与合作伙伴一同推进这一转换。

"90年代房地产市场繁荣发展的同时，也造成了高尔夫球场的过度开发。到了2000年，数以百计的球场被荒置着。而今天，我们正在分析和规划它们的重建和再利用"京瓷公司表示。

Old golf course land in Japan is to become a solar farm, according to Kyocera, which is working with partners on the conversions.

The most recently announced is a 23MW power plant on an abandoned golf course in Kyoto Prefecture, which will generate an estimated 26GWh/year.

"Over-development 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," said Kyocera.

Earlier this year, the firm revealed a partnership to construct and operate a 92MW solar farm on a site stretching across Kanoya City and Osaki Town in Kagoshima Prefecture – selected for golf course construction more than 30 years ago, but abandoned. 340,740 Kyocera solar modules will cover 2,000,000m2 and generate around 99GWh/year.

Kyocera 23MW solar farm site"In the United States, several cities in states such as Florida, Utah, Kansas and Minnesota are having public discussion and considering proposals on how best to re-purpose closed golf courses," said Kyocera.