** A cargo of Iranian gasoline that was seized by the U.S. has arrived in New Jersey, escalating a legal battle over who is its rightful owner. The Maersk Messina is moored at Carteret, New Jersey, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. It is the second of two Iranian gasoline cargoes brought to the U.S. after being confiscated earlier this year for breaching U.S. sanctions while en route to Venezuela.
** The world’s biggest container shipping line, Maersk , said on Tuesday demand was recovering faster than expected and lifted its earnings outlook, while also announcing plans to cut 2,000 jobs as it streamlines to cut costs.
** Johnson and Johnson said on Monday it had temporarily paused its coronavirus vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.
** A presidential proclamation released by the White House this weekend would increase tariffs on imported solar cells and modules in the final currently planned year of the tariffs and eliminate an exemption for two-sided solar panels, which the administration argued has “impaired the effectiveness” of the tariffs.
** Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. continues to explore the possibility of building an offshore wind project in Lake Erie to deliver power for New York state, as development zones off the Atlantic Coast remain in limited supply.
** A U.K.-based electric vehicle startup with a contract to make delivery trucks for UPS announces a $46 million “microfactory” in Rock Hill, South Carolina, that will employ 240 workers.
** Duke Energy has upped its net-zero carbon by 2050 goals, pledging to eliminate methane emissions from its natural-gas business by 2030 through a combination of better pipeline leak detection, more efficient operations and investing in renewable natural gas to reduce the carbon-intensity of its supplies.
** The company behind such storied suds as Lone Star and Pabst Blue Ribbon is now calling San Antonio home — again. Pabst Brewing Co. recently closed its offices in Los Angeles and Dallas, and is renovating two floors for its new headquarters at the Rand Building at 110 E. Houston St. downtown.
** Personal computer demand saw the biggest growth in a decade due to the coronavirus pandemic. The virus also means global carbon emissions will hit a decade low in 2020, but other big climate targets will miss the mark, says the International Energy Agency.
** A massive investment in liquified natural gas facilities has ground to a halt as the pandemic has suppressed demand for energy worldwide.
** A federal judge denies a motion by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to dismiss nine of 10 alleged Clean Air Act violations at the university’s coal-fired power plant.
** Clean energy advocates call on the Nebraska Public Power District to analyze early retirement dates for a coal plant south of Lincoln after plans for converting some units to hydrogen fell through.
** Arizona is set to see an increase in massive land deals for solar development projects.
