| Measures to promote distributed generation and market liberalisation             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Italy             | 
                                                                                                        1991             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit             | 
                                                                                                        
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             | 
                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1991             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Energy Decree             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Switzerland             | 
                                                                                                        1991             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Mini-hydroelectric Power Incentive Act (RA 7156)             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Philippines             | 
                                                                                                        1991             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Renewable Energy Pogramme             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Spain             | 
                                                                                                        1991             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Electricity Business Act             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Republic of Korea             | 
                                                                                                        1990             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        United Kingdom             | 
                                                                                                        1990             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | 250 MW Wind Programme             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Germany             | 
                                                                                                        1989             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Research Funding for the Development of Renewable Energy Sources             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        Republic of Korea             | 
                                                                                                        1988             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Promotion Law of New and Renewable Energy Development             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Republic of Korea             | 
                                                                                                        1987             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1986             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Tax Reform Act             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1986             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Federal States (Länder) Support for Renewable Energy             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Germany             | 
                                                                                                        1985             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1982             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Economic Recovery Act             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1981             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1980             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Law and Establishment of NEDO             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Japan             | 
                                                                                                        1980             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Projects for Development and Deployment of New and Renewable Energy by NEDO and by NEPC             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
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                                                                                                        Japan             | 
                                                                                                        1980             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Wind Energy Systems Act             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        
             | 
                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1980             | 
                  
              
                                                                                                        | Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)             | 
                                                                                                        
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             | 
                                                                                                        United States of America             | 
                                                                                                        1979             |