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Viking Line planning world's largest electric-powered ferry

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Viking Line has announced plans to launch an emission-free route between Helsinki and Tallinn .

The new ferry concept, dubbed Helios , could begin service in the Gulf of Finland as soon as the 2030s .

The electric-powered ferry would feature a battery capacity of around 85 to 100 megawatt hours (MWh) It will transport 2,000 passengers across the 80km journey in just over two hours .

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