Australia has some of the best waves in the world and researchers say it could be a global leader in creating electricity from our oceans. So what's the hold-up?

Professor Andrew Blakers of the Australian National University said he believed it was “too late” for wave energy, or nuclear, to catch up as the economies of scale were already established for solar, wind, and batteries.

WA has heaps of islands that wave energy vonverters could be highly useful in. Even if this stayed as a niche energy source, it could be incredibly valuable for places like the Abrolhos, or Cocos/Keeling, even Rottnest.

Having the ability to give these places an independent source of enrrgy generation would be very beneficial for the communities there.