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Re:ESP 8266 Wi-Fi Repeater with Mesh Networking by bilkow on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @11:33AM (#16009291)
It may be an option if using (super)capacitors and only transmitting / receiving for a short fraction of time.

https://hackaday.io/project/28527-solved-esp8266-powered-by-...

Re:ESP 8266 Wi-Fi Repeater with Mesh Networking by fest on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @04:44PM (#16018296)
I stand corrected. By combining that with low-leakage wakeup timer ICs and low-leakage supercap, one could indeed design a device that runs for months on a single coin cell (transmitting every few hours).
Re:ESP 8266 Wi-Fi Repeater with Mesh Networking by Kelbit on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @07:15PM (#16011905)
Do make sure to check the leakage specs on a supercap, though. They tend to have pretty high leakage current, which may clobber your power budget in low duty cycle applications.