The approach
Compressed air audit
Independent compressed air audit in Québec: before/after-project measurement, energy efficiency. Partner in Hydro-Québec’s Solutions efficaces program.
An Onyx M3 compressed air audit measures your network in the field — before and after the project — to quantify real savings and unlock energy-efficiency programs. Onyx M3 is a Partner in Hydro-Québec’s Solutions efficaces program and supports your business throughout the process.
Onyx M3 sells no air compressor and works with every supplier: our recommendations are never driven by selling the biggest piece of equipment — only by your savings.
As an independent compressed air advisory specialist, we design custom energy-efficiency projects and support your financial-incentive application.
As a Partner in Hydro-Québec’s Solutions efficaces program, we support your financial-incentive application. Support rates, conditions and terms are confirmed for each project: only Hydro-Québec’s acceptance of the application confirms project eligibility and the subsidy’s terms. Onyx M3 does not guarantee any subsidy.
Why choose Onyx M3
- Data validated before the measurement ends — no risk of redoing the campaign because of a faulty instrument
- Shared real-time dashboard — you track your air consumption live
- No compressor sales, no commission
- Competence confirmed by a CCASS certification
How I run your audits
- Produce a measurement plan
- Carry out the before- and after-project measurements
- Produce the before/after measurement reports
- Propose energy-optimization solutions along the way
- Work with every supplier with full objectivity — Onyx M3 sells no compressor
When an audit is warranted
- Aging compressor fleet or nearing end of useful life
- High or rising electricity bill
- Expansion or added-capacity project
- Intent to access energy-efficiency programs
- Recurring pressure, flow or air-quality problems
- And more, depending on your installation
Optimization measures included
- Adding a compressed-air receiver tank
- Replacing energy-hungry compressors
- Heat recovery
- And more, depending on your system
Measurement instruments
- Audit PC
- VPInstruments
- AcuVim
Frequently asked questions
Does Onyx M3 sell air compressors?
No. That is what guarantees the audit’s objectivity: no recommendation is driven by selling the biggest piece of equipment.
Do you work with my current equipment brand?
Yes — we work with every compressed air supplier, objectively, whatever brand is in place.
What does your Partner status in Hydro-Québec’s Solutions efficaces program bring?
We support your energy-efficiency project end to end: measurement plan, before- and after-project measurements, reports, and optimization solutions along the way.
How are the savings established?
Through real before/after field measurement (on-site instruments), not theoretical estimates. Financial support is paid according to Hydro-Québec’s current terms, which are subject to change without notice.
Does production have to stop during the measurements?
A brief shutdown is needed to install some instruments: one or more flow meters on the line and one or more power meters. Once installed, measurement continues throughout production.
How long before the report is delivered?
The report is produced within 72 hours once all data is received. The instruments transmit remotely over an LTE network, which speeds up data collection.
Let’s talk about your compressed air system
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