Aker Offshore Wind announced that it has installed LiDARs offshore Ulsan, South Korea, marking a major milestone for the company’s KFWind consortium, which is working to develop an offshore floating wind park of 500 MW in the first stage. The LiDARs, or Light Detection and Ranging buoys, perform wind measurements and will stay in place for at least one year to collect data from the area. Following completion of the wind measurement data collection, KFWind aims to submit an application for an electricity business license in the second half of 2021, in accordance with the regulatory process in South Korea. Aker Offshore Wind owns a 30.6% stake in KFWind. The other partners are Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDPR and Engie, and Wind Power Korea Co. Ltd. (WPK). KFWind in January 2019 signed an MoU with Ulsan City which secures KFWind three potential floating sites for development in the Ulsan region, with a potential combined gross capacity up to 1.5GW. The first phase of the project includes the development of a 500MW floating offshore wind farm. The project is targeting a financial investment decision (FID) in 2024 and starting up commercial operation in 2026.