Energy self-sufficiency through hybridization of biogas and photovoltaic solar energy: an application for an Iberian pig slaughterhouse

The Iberian pig slaughterhouses constitute one of the most important economic activities of Extremadura (Spain), these industries generate large quantities of wet highly pollutant organic waste that need to be managed in an environmentally correct way. On the other hand, the tendency for the constant increase in the price of energy (electricity and fossil fuels) is progressively reducing the economic returns of these companies.