What are the advantages and disadvantages facing offshore floating wind energy developers and how does the future look

Offshore floating wind energy is in its infancy level of development with many improvements yet to come. Because of the early stage operation and the resulting high-expense electricity production, the attractiveness of investing in floating wind energy is low at this point in time, causing a funding problem for developers. By including government policies, learning curves and standardization into the calculations, my aim for this paper was to show the direction of the industry. Key issues are whether offshore wind will become part of the future energy mix, and if so, how long will it take to get there