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Funding Links: https://github.com/sponsors/H0R5E

• Name: Mathew Topper
• Location: Maynooth, Ireland
• Company: Data Only Greater
• Kind: user
• Followers: 28
• Following: 15
• Total stars: 6
• Repositories count: 49
• Created at: 2022-11-11T16:15:58.562Z
• Updated at: 2025-01-24T01:06:45.435Z
• Last synced at: 2025-01-24T01:06:45.434Z

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Hi, I'm Mat (aka H0R5E), and I'm a scientist and software developer who lives in Ireland.
(I'm English, but don't tell anyone, OK?).
I've been creating software to solve problems in renewable energy for over 20 years, since I first barfed up some MATLAB to model flows around tidal turbines for my undergraduate degree project.
I truly believe in the value of open-source software to the science and engineering community, particularly for nascent technologies such as marine energy, where every dollar counts. I'm lucky enough to have worked on some awesome open-source projects in my field, such as:

DTOcean - an marine energy array modelling tool
WecOptTool - a wave energy converter modelling tool
WEC-Sim - another wave energy converter modelling tool

In particular, I led the software development on the DTOcean project, which was a massive €6M EU project to create a tool for design and economic optimization for marine energy arrays. I worked on it for 7 years until the Python2 infrastructure it was built on became too difficult to maintain.
⭐ So, now, I am looking for your support to help me modernize DTOcean and make it a benefit to the marine energy community again. ⭐
Progress can be followed on the next branch of the repo. I've got a bunch of quality of life improvements planned, such as:

Full conversion to Python3
Multi-OS support (it was originally just windows)
Easier database installation (using SQLite as an alternative to postgreSQL)

Any level of sponsorship is appreciated, and I'm trying to keep the tiers simple for now:
💰 there is basic monthly sponsorship, starting at $5.
💰 I've put up an (expensive-ish) option to become a named sponsor of the DTOcean project, but perhaps it's not that interesting right now.
💰 There's an option for an hour's consultation with me, if you want to pick my brains about something (ick).
💰 And, finally, you could buy my partner and I dinner which would be just amazing, and you'd be the bestest ever person ever.
Thanks so much for reading my page. 🐴

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• Past Sponsors: 0
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