A message from the new editors-in-chief of Energy Systems

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The journal Energy Systems (ENSY) publishes papers on mathematical programming, control, and economic approaches towards energy systems related topics. We focus on papers that deal with theoretical, computational, and applied aspects of energy systems as well as state of the art expository/review papers. In particular, we publish research related to the major worldwide energy challenges confronting humanity in this century. There is no doubt that energy is an important part of national security for every country in the world. Smart manufacturing, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, would not have occurred without advances in energy systems. In addition, the rapid growth of energy consumption within existing infrastructures is incompatible with the sustainable development of mankind. Interdisciplinary research on energy systems has grown dramatically as scientists try to address many of the technical problems related to energy. …