Batteries currently not a silver bullet technology to backup renewables

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Australian Energy Council Chief Executive Officer Sarah McNamara says agile technologies are needed to support electricity generation What we do know is were going to need increasingly flexible generation types to be able to cope with times when the winds not blowing and the suns not shining Ms McNamara told Sky News Australia Ms McNamara said batteries with renewables are not yet at the point where they will be able to drive our electricity market on their own Batteries have a certain capability but we do expect batteries will play an increasingly important role in the future But at the moment they are not a silver bullet technology to backup renewables You can stream Sky News Australia live and watch programs on demand with Flash Visit SkyNewscomauFlash