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April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. miner Arch Coal Inc reported a smaller quarterly loss as the company kept a tight leash on costs amid falling prices.

PV and ME Question #4: “What’s so funny about solar?” Chapter 1: The Song of Solar and Coal Once upon a time, there was a mean, old utility-power mogul named Grimy Electric. A former general in the war against renewables, he was also known by his lieutenants as General Electric — ‘GE’ for short. ‘GE’ craved coal-fired power plants and detested sola

Economic theory holds that when a good is provided it must be paid for and that the value for that good will be set by a dance between the sellers and buyers in a market. It is assumed that when the price is too high buyers will back away and the price will adjust. When the price is too low sellers will fail to make sufficient margin to continue producing the good and the price will adjust.

OSLO, April 21 (Reuters) - Norway will ask European competition authorities whether it can provide state support to energy firm Statoil to bring oil and gas to the shore from its Johan Castberg field in the Arctic, the oil minister said on Tuesday.

Azerbaijan in coming years will focus on the development of renewable energy, as it will let the country to boost oil and gas exports, according to the deputy head of the Agency for Alternative and Renewable Energy (AFARE) of Azerbaijan Jamil Melikov.

SHANGHAI, April 21 (Reuters) - The deadline for Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co Ltd to make an interest payment on a bond due on Tuesday passed without payment, a China bond clearinghouse official said, marking the first default by a state-owned firm.

MANNHEIM, Germany, April 21 (Reuters) - The mood among German analysts and investors deteriorated in April for the first time since October, with concerns about the world economy dampening export prospects and limiting the scope for a further improvement in Europe's biggest economy.

* Power firm Baoding: hasn't raised enough funds to pay interest

April 21 (Reuters) - APR Energy Plc, a provider of temporary power systems, said its 2015 net loss would be in line with or larger than market expectations, hinging on how fast it is able to redeploy equipment from Libya, where it terminated its contract.

By Gavin Maguire SINGAPORE, April 21 (Reuters) - Reports of the death of China's coal industry seem to have been exaggerated. Share prices of the country's top coal miners have made double-digit gains over the past six weeks, outshining rival producers including U.S.-listed Peabody Energy.

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