What alternatives are there as power supply to batteries?

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One alternative is called energy harvesting. This article lists the following type of energy harvesting:

  • winding
  • solar cells
  • ambient RF
  • motion based generators
  • thermoelectricity

The following diagram from the article shows the order of magnitude in energy which can be harvested:

Energy harvesting.jpg