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History-making wave energy trial finishes in Bass Strait but unlikely to power Australian homes

Wave Swell Energy's pilot is about to be pulled apart. (Supplied: Wave Swell Energy)

A Melbourne-based company behind the country's first successful wave energy trial says it is unlikely to set up in Australia, thanks to a lack of political and financial support. 

Wave Swell Energy chief executive Paul Geason said he was "delighted" with the results of the multi-million-dollar pilot project off the coast of King Island, and believed the technology would become an important part of future global electricity production.

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