Wholly amended By 1997·12·13Act No. 5446 Amended By 2002· 3·25Act No. 6672 Amended By 2003· 5·27Act No. 6885 Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the preservation of environment, the sound and sustainable development of national economy, and the promotion of national welfare by diversifying energy resources through promoting the technological development, use and diffusion of alternative energy, and reducing the discharge of gases harmful to human bodies or environment by activating alternative energy industry. <Amended by Act No. 6672, Mar. 25, 2002; Act No. 6885, May 27, 2003> Article 2 (Definition) The definition of terms used in this Act shall be as follows: 1.The term "alternative energy" means other energy resources than petroleum, coal, atomic energy, or natural gas, which fall under one of the following subparagraphs: (a) Solar energy; (b) Bio energy; (c) Wind force; (d) S...