In 2009 MEYER WERFT is once again putting on a solar boat contest. 20 teams from local and regional schools were picked to join the contest after the shipyard had received well over 50 solar boat designs. The teams have meanwhile received the remote controls and the solar cells from the shipyard, which are required to operate the boats. The teams will present their designs in the Papenburg harbour against the background of the Celebrity Equinox on 7 June 2009.