Japan, Sept. 29 -- Panasonic Corporation's Heating & Ventilation A/C Company, (hereinafter "Panasonic"), Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., and Daigas Energy Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Daigas Energy"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Osaka Gas, have developed the industry's first absorption chiller compatible with co-firing of hydrogen and city gas. The multi-fuel compatible equipment allows a co-firing ratio of 0-100%. Existing city gas-fueled types can be upgraded to be hydrogen-compatible simply by replacing parts. The three companies will continue to conduct verification aimed at commercialization in order to help realize a carbon-neutral society through the use of hydrogen, which does not emit CO2 when burned.The absorption chiller developed and sold by P...