Australia has some of the world’s best ocean energy resources. Wave image from www.shutterstock.com October 17, 2016 Catching the waves: it’s time for Australia to embrace ocean renewable energy Mark Hemer, CSIRO; Irene Penesis, University of Tasmania; Kathleen McInnes, CSIRO; Richard Manasseh, Swinburne University of Technology, and Tracey Pitman, CSIRO Australia has the world’s largest wave energy resource – so how do we unlock our ocean’s potential?