In Almunge, east of Uppsala, there is a relative new health care center which has solar power installed on the roof. The solar cells annually produce approximately 62 000 kWh of electricity that are beneficial to store. Batteries can be used for short-term storage and to reduce peak power, but hydrogen storage can be used as long-term storage. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate if it is profitable to implement a hybrid energy storage compared to a single battery storage. The hybrid energy storage is a combination of a saltwater battery that reduces the peak power every month, and a hydrogen storage that functions as back-up power and long-term storage. This is compared to a single saltwater battery that is used to increase the self-sufficiency of the health care center. This is evaluated with respect to feasibility, profitability, sustainability and safety. In this study it turns out that it is not reasonable to install a hybrid energy storage using hydrogen both as back-up power and long-term storage, due to the risks. However, it could be feasible to install a hybrid energy storage where the hydrogens storage only act as back-up power. In the economic analysis, the lifecycle cost (LCC) and pay-back time were compared for five different energy storage solutions. The first solution is a hybrid energy storage, where the hydrogen storage act back-up power for three days, combined with a saltwater battery of 25 kWh to reduce peak power. The second solution is a hybrid energy storage, where the hydrogen storage act back-up power for seven days, combined with a saltwater battery of 25 kWh to reduce peak power. The third solution is a saltwater battery with a capacity of 60 kWh. The fourth solution is a saltwater battery with a capacity of 90 kWh. The fifth solution is a saltwater battery with a capacity of 120 kWh. It turns out that a saltwater battery of 60 kWh has the lowest LCC and shortest pay-back time that is shorter than its lifetime. Therefore, it is most profitable to install a saltwater battery of 60 kWh to increase the self-sufficiency of the health care center.

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