GE Partnering With Union Point

WEYMOUTH, MA — What the future could look like may be the present for Union Point in Weymouth.

LStar Ventures, the developers of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Base, recently announced a partner ship with General Electric that will turn Union Point into "a living laboratory for Smart City technologies and sustainability solutions."

Through the partnership, GE will act as the preferred technology partner of Union Point. The company will implement existing technologies and test concepts that enhance resource productivity and reduce environmental impact across the entire city’s operations, according to LStar.

Details of the partnership were disclosed in the responce to the Amazon HQ2 RFP. As noted in the Boston Globe, GE could install sensors on lights to track traffic and direct drivers to available parking or turn restaurant waste into energy and fertilizer for rooftop farms.

The GE deal is the latest for Union Point. Also included in the bid was a note about a company that is working to bring autonomous vehicles to the development to transport people. The name of that company has not been released.

Union Point is located 12 miles south of Boston and offers easy access to public transportation, 10 million square feet of commercial space, more than 4,000 units of affordable housing, 1,000 acres of open space; and smart-living technologies throughout designed to connect people to the community and each other.