South Korea’s Admiral Lee Offshore Wind Farm Deploys Floating LiDAR System

A Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) system has been successfully deployed at the site of the Admiral Lee offshore wind farm in South Korea, marking a major milestone in the project's development.

The installation, carried out by Seatech on 12 June 2025, positions the system off the coast of Yeosu, where it will operate continuously over the coming months.

The FLiDAR will collect high-resolution meteorological and oceanographic data, including wind speed and direction, wave height, and atmospheric conditions. These measurements are essential for refining the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and for optimizing the layout and positioning of wind turbines across the site.

The Admiral Lee offshore wind farm is being jointly developed by Deep Wind Offshore and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP). Earlier this year, the project secured its Public Waters Occupancy and Use Permit (PWOP)—a key regulatory approval—for a wind farm capacity of up to 1.5 GW.

In addition, in March 2025, Deep Wind Offshore also obtained a PWOP for another major fixed-bottom offshore wind project in South Korea: the Abalone wind farm, which is also expected to reach up to 1.5 GW in capacity.

The deployment of the FLiDAR system signifies a crucial step forward in gathering accurate environmental data to support responsible, large-scale renewable energy development in South Korean waters.