Offshore wind is a mature technology whereas wave energy is...

Offshore wind is a mature technology whereas wave energy is still in it's infancy.

What is encouraging is the size of the project that is being built, three hundred turbines is a helluva big array and a very big commitment to renewable energy.

According to the link the array will be located in the North Sea about 95 km from shore and in depths of around 30 to 40 metres. I would assume the infrastructure put in place to get electricity into British homes from the project would be the same as that for wave energy.

It is not unreasonable to expect that this infrastructure might be shared by other power producing technologies. It would be good to think that wave energy devices might one day be part of the mix.

I reckon about six hundred Ceto 6 devices would fit nicely into a small area within the 480 square kilometres that the project will occupy. All that is required is for the wave energy industry to get rid of the training wheels.

http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/hornsea-project-two-gb-uk1u.html