When converting light into Solar energy, does this process give off any harmful gases?

Question: When converting light into Solar energy, does this process give off any harmful gases?
- Keywords:
  gas,
  light,
  process,
  solar energy
Asked by Bethany to Lewis on 6 Mar 2017.
- Lewis Wright answered on 6 Mar 2017:
  
  Absolutely none!
  
  Solar cells use what is called ‘solid state physics’, meaning there are no moving parts and no chemical reactions. It is purely converting energy from one form that we can’t use, into another form that we can 🙂

Question: When converting light into Solar energy, does this process give off any harmful gases?