Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.

Granite City Incinerator project on schedule

The Aberdeen incinerator development is still on schedule to start burning rubbish this winter, despite the impact of Covid on construction.

The £150million Ness Energy Project is being built in East Tullos.

The Press and Journal says that, once it's finished, it will process waste that can't be recycled from the three council areas of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

It is planned to burn 150,000 tonnes of unrecyclable material every year, and produce heat and electricity in the process.

The facility is intended to reduce the volume of waste from each of the local authority areas going to landfill.

'Name and shame' move on offshore emissions

The head of the UK's offshore regulator said he would "name and shame" North Sea operators who are not making sufficient progress on emissions reduction.

Answering questions during an Environmental Audit Committee panel hearing at Westminster, North Sea Transition Authority chief executive Andy Samuel said 79% of the 30 operators who make up the bulk of the UK's production emissions were achieving reductions.

Asked by MP Jerome Mayhew whether the organisation would consider a "name and shame" policy for the roughly one-fifth of producers who were not making progress, Mr Samuel said: "Yes, I would."

Energy Voice says that, as part of the North Sea Transition Deal agreed with government last year, the sector has committed to a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030, and 90% by 2040, ahead of reaching net zero in 2050.

Interest-rate decision delayed

The Bank of England has postponed a key decision on the interest rate following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

It said that "in light of the period of national mourning", the Monetary Policy Committee's decision would now be announced at midday on September 22 instead of September 15 as originally planned.

The Bank is expected to increase the rate this month.

The BBC says economists have been predicting that the UK's central bank would increase the rate to 2.25% - the highest level since December 2008.

More members for hydrogen trade body

Hydrogen UK is eyeing further growth after adding a baker's dozen to its membership in recent months.

Thirteen companies have joined the trade body since April, meaning its organisation has doubled in size since its launch in December 2021.

Oil supermajor ExxonMobil, North Sea firm Spirit Energy and Aberdeen's Net Zero Technology Centre are among the new entrants.

Energy Voice says the total membership is now 46.

First major milestone for Caledonia

Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds has hit the "first major milestone" in the development of its ScotWind project.

Work on the Caledonia offshore windfarm kicked off on-site in the North Sea, around 25 miles off the north-east coast, last week.

Energy Voice says that, dependent on weather, contractor Gardline will carry out a one-month seabed survey campaign from the Ocean Endeavour.

The £1.6million study will collect the geophysical data necessary to enable planning, layout and design of turbines and selection of optimal foundations for the site.

It will also allow Ocean Winds to undertake the necessary ecological reviews before submitting an environmental impact assessment, slated for 2024.

Competition ruling over McColl's

Morrisons' takeover of convenience store chain McColl's creates competition concerns in only a small number of local areas, according to the UK competition watchdog - paving the way for clearance of the £190million rescue deal.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which said its initial investigation had found concerns in 35 local areas where the two brands competed, said the overall the deal "would not harm the vast majority of shoppers or other businesses".

Morrisons, which in May beat the owner of Asda to buy McColl's after the 1,100-store chain fell into administration, is the UK's fourth-biggest grocer, operating 500 stores.

Under a previous arrangement, about 270 of McColl's shops operate as Morrisons Daily outlets.

The Guardian says Morrisons has five working days to submit proposals to solve the competition issues, and the CMA has another five working days to consider whether to accept them instead of referring the deal to a lengthy in-depth investigation.

Contractor in administration

Scottish contractor Noel Regan & Sons (NRS) Group has collapsed into administration amid "surging" supply chain costs and loss-making contracts.

The Livingston-based business provided construction, civil engineering and power solutions for a range of projects.

Energy Voice says these included onshore civil works at the Seagreen windfarm off the Angus coast.

Windfarm deal

UAE-based fabrication firm Lamprell has signed a contract worth between £100million-£200million for the Moray West windfarm.

The deal, first agreed in March, has now been formally progressed with the windfarm's developers Ocean Winds - a 50-50 joint venture between Spain's EDP Renewables and France's ENGIE.

Lamprell will supply 62 transition pieces, including 60 wind turbine jackets and kit for the two Moray West offshore substations, to be fabricated at its Hamriyah yard.

It will be located in the Moray Firth adjacent to the Moray East development.

Energy Voice says that, when the deal was first announced, the GMB Union branded the move a "green jobs surrender".

A lack of local content in windfarms off Scotland's coast has been a point of contention for unions.

Court move over wind turbines

General Electric was blocked by a federal judge in Boston from making or selling its massive Haliade-X offshore wind turbines in the US.

US District Judge William Young granted an injunction requested by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy after a jury in June found that GE's design infringed a patent held by the Spanish manufacturer, capping a lengthy legal battle between the wind-power heavyweights.

Energy Voice says that the ruling, however, allows two wind projects underway in the coastal waters off New Jersey and Massachusetts to continue as planned with GE's turbines.

In a statement, GE said it has alternative design options it can and will explore to keep the Haliade-X on the market in the US, and that it was exploring all legal options, including an appeal.

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