Aerodynamic solar pods

A method comprising:

• installing solar pods at varying elevation layers of a communications tower in an alternating arrangement such that their weight is evenly distributed at each elevation layer and arranged to prevent any one solar pod from casting a shadow on any other solar pod, and wherein a size of each of the solar pods is inversely related its installation height on the tower, each of the solar pods comprising:
• a transparent ovoid enclosure symmetrical about an axis;
• and
• a reflector and a solar cell both contained within the transparent ovoid enclosure, the solar cell positioned at a common focal point of the reflector such that substantially all light reflected by the reflector is directed at the solar cell.

A method comprising:

• installing a plurality of variable sized solar pods on a tower, each of the solar pods comprising:
• a transparent oval enclosure symmetrical about an axis with a transparent surface and rounded edges, the transparent oval enclosure having a first end with a first circumference and a second end with a second circumference, the first circumference is larger than the second circumference;
• a parabolic reflector coupled to and encapsulated by the transparent oval enclosure;
• a solar cell coupled to the parabolic reflector, the solar cell extending over at least a portion of the parabolic reflector to place the focus of the parabolic reflector on the solar cell, the solar cell receiving light reflected by the parabolic reflector;
• wherein a size characteristic associated with the first circumference and the second circumference of each of the plurality of solar pods is inversely related to the height of the elevation layer to which each of the plurality of solar pods is coupled.