Japan Benex switches on small rooftop solar plant at home

Industrial and electronic equipment maker Japan Benex Corporation announced today it has put into operation a 746.8-kW direct current (DC) rooftop solar array in Chiba prefecture on Japan's eastern Pacific coast.

Named Benex Yachiyo Solar Port, the system is based atop the Prologis Park Yachiyo 1 logistics facility, in Yachiyo municipality.

According to the equipment maker, this is its 20th roof-rented photovoltaic (PV) array. Featuring 1,479 solar cell modules, the PV system should be able of producing about 804,000 kWh per year, enough to meet the energy demands of around 270 ordinary households.

Japan Benex noted it currently has a combined capacity of 41.6 MW, of which 32.6 MW are roof-rented solar power plants.

Prologis Park Yachiyo 1 is part of California-based real estate investment trust Prologis Inc (NYSE:PLD).

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